Levels of complement C3 and C4 components in Amerindians living in an area with high prevalence of tuberculosis

The levels of complement C3 and C4 components were determined in non-indigenous (creoles) and indigenous (Warao) populations, the latter with an extremely high tuberculosis (TB) rate. Serum samples from 209 adults were studied and classified in 4 groups taking into account tuberculin skin tests (TST...

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Main Authors: Zaida Araujo, Nieves González, Laura de Cubeddu, Rita C Ziegler, Jacobus H de Waard, Francesca Giampietro, Domingo Garzaro, Flor H Pujol, Neligia Carrasco de Serrano, Amairany García de Saboin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2006-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000400003