Evaluation of circulating serum cathelicidin levels as a potential biomarker to discriminate between active and latent tuberculosis in Uganda.

<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem worldwide accounting for 1.4 million deaths annually. LL-37 is an effector molecule involved in immunity with both antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties. The purpose of this study was to compare LL-37 circulato...

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Main Authors: Ester Lilian Acen, David Patrick Kateete, William Worodria, Ronald Olum, Moses L Joloba, Mudarshiru Bbuye, Irene Andia Biraro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272788