Immune evasion and recognition of the syphilis spirochete in blood and skin of secondary syphilis patients: two immunologically distinct compartments.

Immune evasion and recognition of the syphilis spirochete in blood and skin of secondary syphilis patients: two immunologically distinct compartments.

BACKGROUND:The clinical syndrome associated with secondary syphilis (SS) reflects the propensity of Treponema pallidum (Tp) to escape immune recognition while simultaneously inducing inflammation. METHODS:To better understand the duality of immune evasion and immune recognition in human syphilis, he...

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Main Authors: Adriana R Cruz, Lady G Ramirez, Ana V Zuluaga, Allan Pillay, Christine Abreu, Carlos A Valencia, Carson La Vake, Jorge L Cervantes, Star Dunham-Ems, Richard Cartun, Domenico Mavilio, Justin D Radolf, Juan C Salazar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3398964?pdf=render

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