Impact of HIV and multidrug resistant tuberculosis coinfection on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells among patients attending Aminu Kano teaching hospital, Kano, Nigeria

Background: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection triggers massive depletion of cluster of differentiation type 4 (CD4) T cells and is a known cause of developing active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)infection also has a negative impact on the immune response to...

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Main Authors: Abdulahi Isiyaku, Taysir Hafiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine 2022-08-01
Series:Microbes and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://mid.journals.ekb.eg/article_234549_c00295bcdb3c99be5295b2888e762b8e.pdf