Profound peripheral T-lymphocyte depletion and activation in disseminated tuberculosis
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;10(1): 59-61, Feb. 2006. tab
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ABSTRACT
Three HIV-1-seronegative patients with disseminated tuberculosis presented significant depletion of T-cell counts, in CD4+ and/or CD8+ cells, associated with increased expression of activation marker CD38 on CD8+ T-lymphocytes. This finding raises the question of potential mechanisms involved in the activation or loss of T-cells in disseminated tuberculosis.
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Bases de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Ativação Linfocitária
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Linfócitos T
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Infect Dis
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Braz. j. infect. dis
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Braz. j. infect. dis. (Online)
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Brazilian journal of infectious diseases (Impresso)
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil