EVALUATION OF INTERLEUKIN-12 AND INTERLEUKIN-4 LEVELS IN MULTIBACILLARY-TYPE LEPROSY PATIENT 12 MONTHS AFTER RIFAMPICIN OFLOXACIN MINOCYCLINE COMBINATION THERAPY
Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. In leprosy, cell-mediated immune responses are an important aspect of host resistance to mycobacterial infections and allegedly governed by anequilibrium between type 1 cytokines including Interleukin-12 (IL-12); wit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons
2018-11-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=297715 |