Chronic helminth infection does not exacerbate Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Marc P Hübner (लेखक), Kristin E Killoran (लेखक), Michael Rajnik (लेखक), Samuel Wilson (लेखक), Kevin C Yim (लेखक), Marina N Torrero (लेखक), Christopher P Morris (लेखक), Boris Nikonenko (लेखक), Jorge C G Blanco (लेखक), Val G Hemming (लेखक), Edward Mitre (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Chronic helminth infections induce a Th2 immune shift and establish an immunoregulatory milieu. As both of these responses can suppress Th1 immunity, which is necessary for control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, we hypothesized that chronic helminth infections may exacerbate the cour...