Serum levels of interleukin-6 in contacts of active pulmonary tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Fernando Henrique Azevedo Lopes (Author), Lívia Coelho de Assis (Author), Roberto da Justa Pires Neto (Author), Karine Paschoal Botelho (Author), Kélvia Miranda Sá (Author), Cristiane Cunha Frota (Author), José Walter Correia (Author), Max Victor Carioca Freitas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: It is estimated that over two billion individuals are infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis worldwide. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important cytokine whose serum levels are commonly high in active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). IL-6 screening in contacts of patients with TB may be useful...