Pulmonary tuberculosis: evaluation of interferon-gamma levels as an immunological healing marker based on the response to the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis whose interaction with the host may lead to a cell-mediated protective immune response. The presence of interferon<FONT FACE=Symbol>-g</FONT> (IFN-gamma) is related to this response. With the purpose of understanding the...
Main Authors: | EP Moura, VPCP Toledo, MHP Oliveira, S Spíndola-de-Miranda, HM Andrade, TMPD Guimarães |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2004-05-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000300008 |
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