A comparison of HTLV-1 Infection Frequency in Patients with or without Tuberculosis

Introduction: To recognize the predisposing factors in tuberculosis as an endemic infection in Northeast province of Iran, this study was aimed to evaluate whether HumanT-lymphocyte type 1 (HTLV-I) as an immunosuppressive factor increases the risk of tuberculosis. Materials and Methods: A Case-contr...

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Main Authors: Leila Ghofraniha, Elham Ghalenavi, Davood Attaran, Mohammad Towhidi, Hooshang Rafatpanah, Mohamad Khajehdaloee, Mohamad Reza Sarvghad Moghadam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/?_action=showPDF&article=2608&_ob=d2b1f21c89fd25203c0cf14073f30de8&fileName=full_text.pdf