No impact of helminth coinfection in patients with smear positive tuberculosis on immunoglobulin levels using a novel method measuring Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antibodies
Helminth/tuberculosis (TB)-coinfection can reduce cell-mediated immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and increase disease severity, although the effects are highly helminth species dependent. Mtb hav...
Source: Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Giggil Pushpamithran, Camilla Skoglund, Fanny Olsson, Melissa M éndez-Aranda, Thomas Schön, Mårten Segelmark, Olle Stendahl, Robert H. Gilman and Robert Blomgran Tags: Research Source Type: research