2004
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132004000400014
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O ressurgimento da tuberculose e o impacto do estudo da imunopatogenia pulmonar

Abstract: O ressurgimento da tuberculose como uma das doenças contagiosas que mais assola a humanidade deu-se após uma falsa impressão de que se caminhava para o seu controle antes do final do Século XX. Nos últimos dez anos, em associação com centros de pesquisas norte-americanos e europeus, nosso grupo na Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro tem estudado diversos aspectos relacionados com a patogenia da forma pulmonar, a mais importante por conta de sua freqüência e importância que tem no ciclo de transmissão. Nossa… Show more

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“…(4) It is estimated that, within the next ten years, TB will kill 30 million people worldwide. (5) Infection with HIV is currently considered one of the main risk factors for the development of active TB due to the decreased immune response of the patient.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(4) It is estimated that, within the next ten years, TB will kill 30 million people worldwide. (5) Infection with HIV is currently considered one of the main risk factors for the development of active TB due to the decreased immune response of the patient.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(4) It is estimated that, within the next ten years, TB will kill 30 million people worldwide. (5) Infection with HIV is currently considered one of the main risk factors for the development of active TB due to the decreased immune response of the patient. (1) Susceptibility to TB depends on cytokine production by T-helper (Th) lymphocytes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With the emergence of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) in the mid 1980s and other immunosuppressive diseases, the incidence of laryngeal tuberculosis steadily rose in this immune system deficient group, which presents a higher risk of developing the disease, particularly secondary to pulmonary compromise (2,7,8) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%