2010
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132010000400016
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Heterogeneidade de resposta por IFN-γ a cepas clínicas de Mycobacterium tuberculosis em humanos

Abstract: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the most successful human pathogens. Highly virulent strains, which are more easily transmitted than are less virulent strains, elicit variable immune responses. We evaluated the Th1 responses (IFN-γ production) in healthy volunteers after stimulation with various strains. Our results show that the individuals with negative tuberculin skin test (TST) results were not necessarily naive to all of the strains tested, whereas individuals with positive TST results did not respon… Show more

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