Local immunodiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by enzyme-linked immunospot
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Local immunodiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by enzyme-linked immunospot.
Lymphocytes are crucial in the immune defence against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection. The aim of the present study was to ascertain whether or not MTB-specific lymphocytes are selectively compartmentalised in the lungs of patients with minimal active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Patients with smear-negative MTB-culture-confirmed PTB were prospectively recruited. Differential cell c...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00096707