The impact of helminth infection in patients with active tuberculosis
The geographic distribution of helminth infection and tuberculosis (TB) overlap substantially. Experimental animal models and limited data from humans have shown that intestinal helminths could subvert the host immune response towards a T-helper 2 (Th2)-type immune response and an increased regulato...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Linköpings universitet, Medicinsk mikrobiologi
2013
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-91833 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7519-653-4 (print) |