The secretory immunoglobulin A response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a childhood population Resposta da imunoglobulina A secretória ao Mycobacterium tuberculosis em população infantil

The secretory immunoglobulin A response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a childhood population Resposta da imunoglobulina A secretória ao Mycobacterium tuberculosis em população infantil

We report on the measurement of saliva anti-Purified Protein Derivative sIgA and 38kDa antibodies from 127 children, of whom 31 were strong tuberculosis suspects and 96 were healthy contact children. The results concerning the percentage of children with antibody reactivity to PPD and 38kDa antigens...

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Main Authors: Carlos Fernández de Larrea, Jacobus Henry de Waard, Francesca Giampietro, Zaida Araujo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2006-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Tuberculose
Warao
IgA secretória
Teste cutâneo da tuberculina
Tuberculosis
Secretory IgA
Tuberculin skin test
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