Tuberculin Skin-Test Reactions Are Unaffected by the Severity of Hyperendemic Intestinal Helminth Infections and Co-Infections

The tuberculin skin test (TST) quantifies cell-mediated immunity to tuberculosis antigens. Helminths suppress cell-mediated immunity, so we studied the effect of helminth infection and deworming on the TST in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in an indigenous Amazon community (N =...

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Prif Awduron: Zevallos, Karine, Vergara, Katherine C., Vergara, Antonio, Vidal, Carlos, Garcia, Hector H., Evans, Carlton A.
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Cyhoeddwyd: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2010
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Mynediad Ar-lein:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2911178/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20682875
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0073
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