Human Hookworm Infection Enhances Mycobacterial Growth Inhibition and Associates With Reduced Risk of Tuberculosis Infection

Human Hookworm Infection Enhances Mycobacterial Growth Inhibition and Associates With Reduced Risk of Tuberculosis Infection

Soil-transmitted helminths and Mycobacterium tuberculosis frequently coincide geographically and it is hypothesized that gastrointestinal helminth infection may exacerbate tuberculosis (TB) disease by suppression of Th1 and Th17 responses. However, few studies have focused on latent TB infection (LT...

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Main Authors: Matthew K. O'Shea, Thomas E. Fletcher, Julius Muller, Rachel Tanner, Magali Matsumiya, J. Wendi Bailey, Jayne Jones, Steven G. Smith, Gavin Koh, William G. Horsnell, Nicholas J. Beeching, James Dunbar, Duncan Wilson, Adam F. Cunningham, Helen McShane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
tuberculosis
latent tuberculosis
LTBI
hookworm
eosinophil
growth inhibition
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02893/full

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