HIV and the tuberculosis “set point”: how HIV impairs alveolar macrophage responses to tuberculosis and sets the stage for progressive disease

Abstract As HIV has fueled a global resurgence of tuberculosis over the last several decades, there is a growing awareness that HIV-mediated impairments in both innate and adaptive immunity contribute to the heightened risk of tuberculosis in people with HIV. Since early immune responses to Mycobact...

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Main Authors: Sara C. Auld, Bashar S. Staitieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Retrovirology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-020-00540-2