PPD-induced monocyte mitochondrial damage is associated with a protective effect to develop tuberculosis in BCG vaccinated individuals: A cohort study.

PPD-induced monocyte mitochondrial damage is associated with a protective effect to develop tuberculosis in BCG vaccinated individuals: A cohort study.

INTRODUCTION:The mechanisms of mononuclear phagocyte death have been associated with the permissiveness and resistance to mycobacterial replication, but it remains unknown whether or not they help predict the risk of developing TB. OBJECTIVE:To describe the factors associated with the induction of m...

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Main Authors: Diana Marín, Nancy Marín, Helena Del Corral, Lucelly López, María Elena Ramirez-Agudelo, Carlos A Rojas, María P Arbeláez, Luis F García, Mauricio Rojas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5319776?pdf=render

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