Mycobacterium tuberculosis Immune Response in Patients With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Immune Response in Patients With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease

Subjects with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID), such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), have an intrinsic higher probability to develop active-tuberculosis (TB) compared to the general population. The risk ranges from 2.0 to 8.9 in RA patients not receiving therapies. According to the WHO, th...

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Main Authors: Elisa Petruccioli, Linda Petrone, Teresa Chiacchio, Chiara Farroni, Gilda Cuzzi, Assunta Navarra, Valentina Vanini, Umberto Massafra, Marianna Lo Pizzo, Giuliana Guggino, Nadia Caccamo, Fabrizio Cantini, Fabrizio Palmieri, Delia Goletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
tuberculosis
immune-mediated inflammatory disease
M. tuberculosis
IFN-γ
CD27
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.716857/full

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