The use of Mycobacterium tuberculosis HspX and GlcB proteins to identify latent tuberculosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients

The use of Mycobacterium tuberculosis HspX and GlcB proteins to identify latent tuberculosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterised by the destruction of articular cartilage and bone damage. The chronic treatment of RA patients causes a higher susceptibility to infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB); one-third of the world’s population is latently infected (...

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Main Authors: Bruna Daniella Souza Silva, Daniela Graner Schuwartz Tannus-Silva, Marcelo Fouad Rabahi, Andre Kipnis, Ana Paula Junqueira-Kipnis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2014-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Th cells
anti-TNF-α
latent infected tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/mioc/v109n1/0074-0276-mioc-109-1-0029.pdf

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