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Persistent bacterial infections and primary immune disorders.
Current opinion in microbiology - 1 Feb 2007
Freeman Alexandra F, Holland Steven M
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Mycobacteria, Salmonella and Helicobacter species have all evolved mechanisms to evade host defenses and cause persistent infection in humans. Host control of mycobacteria and Salmonella is largely achieved by the IFN-gamma/IL-12 pathway. Immune disorders affecting this pathway are characterized by disseminated infections with environmental or nontuberculous mycobacteria. Helicobacter is a predominantly...
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