Risk factors for increased immune reconstitution in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in tuberculosis HIV-infected, antiretroviral-naïve patients

Risk factors for increased immune reconstitution in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in tuberculosis HIV-infected, antiretroviral-naïve patients

Abstract Background Little is known regarding the restoration of the specific immune response after combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) and anti-tuberculosis (TB) therapy introduction among TB-HIV patients. In this study, we examined the immune response of TB-HIV patients to Mycobacterium tubercu...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Pereira da Silva, Carmem Beatriz Wagner Giacoia-Gripp, Carolina A. Schmaltz, Flavia Marinho Sant’Anna, Maria Helena Saad, Juliana Arruda de Matos, Julio Castro Alves de Lima e Silva, Valeria Cavalcanti Rolla, Mariza Gonçalves Morgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
AIDS
Immune response
ELISpot
IRIS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2700-6

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