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Increased Frequency of Memory CD4+ T-Cell Responses in Individuals With Previously Treated Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Barreto-Duarte Beatriz, Sterling Timothy R, Fiske Christina T, Almeida Alexandre, Nochowicz Cynthia H, Smith Rita M, Barnett Louise, Warren Christian, Blackman Amondrea, Lapa E Silva Jose Roberto, Andrade Bruno B, Kalams Spyros A
Abstract excerpt
Extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) occurs with increased frequency in persons with underlying immunodeficiency. Even after recovery from acute illness, differences in immune phenotype and activation persist. Studies defining characteristics of immune responses after recovery from extrapulmonary TB may provide insights into factors that increase TB risk. We performed two case-control studies (in the United States and...
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