Control of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium intracellulare infections with respect to distinct granuloma formations in livers of BALB/c mice

Control of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium intracellulare infections with respect to distinct granuloma formations in livers of BALB/c mice

Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing nontuberculous Mycobacterium that can cause a range of diseases in humans. Complications from M. fortuitum infection have been associated with numerous surgical procedures. A protective immune response against pathogenic mycobacterial infections is depend...

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Main Authors: Tânia Regina Marques da Silva, Antonio Luis de Oliveira Almeida Petersen, Theo de Araújo Santos, Taís Fontoura de Almeida, Luiz Antônio Rodrigues de Freitas, Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Mycobacterium fortuitum
Mycobacterium intracellulare
granuloma
liver
control of infection
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000500007

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