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New pathways of protective and pathological host defense to mycobacteria.
Trends in microbiology - 1 Sept 2012
Ottenhoff Tom H M
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have uncovered new mechanisms by which the human immune system attempts to control infection and how pathogens elude these mechanisms. Mycobacterial infections are prime examples of chronic battle fields between host and pathogens. The study of tuberculosis and related mycobacterial infectious diseases such as leprosy have greatly aided in deciphering mechanisms of immune mediated protection and...
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