Helminth coinfection does not affect therapeutic effect of a DNA vaccine in mice harboring tuberculosis.

BACKGROUND: Helminthiasis and tuberculosis (TB) coincide geographically and there is much interest in exploring how concurrent worm infections might alter immune responses against bacilli and might necessitate altered therapeutic approaches. A DNA vaccine that codifies heat shock protein Hsp65 from...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Fabiani G Frantz, Rogério S Rosada, Camila Peres-Buzalaf, Franciele R T Perusso, Vanderlei Rodrigues, Simone G Ramos, Steven L Kunkel, Célio L Silva, Lúcia H Faccioli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2882318?pdf=render