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Latent tuberculosis infection is associated with an increased frequency of Treg cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage
DOI 10.1055/s-0032-1329826
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Autor:innenC Herzmann, C Lange, S Stenger, J Maertzdorf, T Schaberg, G Sotgiu, S Ehlers, M Ernst
ZeitschriftPneumologie
Ausgabe11/2012
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Background: A positive Interferon-γ release assay (IGRA+) after exposure to tuberculosis (TB) patients indicates a systemic immune response to M. tuberculosis (MTB). This condition defines latent infection with MTB (LTBI) and is associated with a higher risk of progression to active TB. However, only a minority of individuals has a positive IGRA-test result after exposure. Pulmonary clearance of MTB after infection…
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C Herzmann, C Lange, S Stenger, J Maertzdorf, T Schaberg, G Sotgiu, S Ehlers, M Ernst (2012) Latent tuberculosis infection is associated with an increased frequency of Treg cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage. Pneumologie (11). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1329826
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