T cell-dependent immunodepression in vivo in Schistosoma mansoni infected patients
T-cell function was evaluated in 29 patients with either hepatointestinal or hepatosplenic schistosomiasis by intradermal tests to recall antigens. Immunodepression was detected in 26% of the subjects with hepatointestinal schistosomiasis and in 50% of those with the hepatosplenic form. Cellular imm...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
1990-03-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821990000100005 |