Association of the level of IFN-Î³ produced by T cells in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens with the size of skin test indurations among individuals with latent tuberculosis in a highly tuberculosis-endemic setting.

Legesse, Mengistu; Ameni, Gobena; Mamo, Gezahegne; Medhin, Girmay; Bjune, Gunnar; Abebe, Fekadu

Legesse, Mengistu; Ameni, Gobena; Mamo, Gezahegne; Medhin, Girmay; Bjune, Gunnar; Abebe, Fekadu.

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Legesse M; Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. dlegessem@yahoo.com

Int Immunol ; 24(2): 71-8, 2012 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22298884

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Antigens, Bacterial/immunology; Endemic Diseases; Latent Tuberculosis/diagnosis; Latent Tuberculosis/epidemiology; Mycobacterium tuberculosis/immunology; T-Lymphocytes/immunology; Adolescent; Adult; Cells, Cultured; Disease Progression; Ethiopia; Female; Humans; Interferon-gamma/metabolism; Lymphocyte Activation; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Risk; Skin Tests; T-Lymphocytes/microbiology; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: T-Lymphocytes / Endemic Diseases / Latent Tuberculosis / Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Antigens, Bacterial Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Int Immunol Journal subject: ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Ethiopia

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