Unbalanced serum immunoglobulins in clinical subtypes of pediatric tuberculosis disease

• Main Authors: Filippo Consonni (Author), Nicolò Chiti (Author), Silvia Ricci (Author), Elisabetta Venturini (Author), Clementina Canessa (Author), Leila Bianchi (Author), Francesca Lippi (Author), Carlotta Montagnani (Author), Mattia Giovannini (Author), Elena Chiappini (Author), Luisa Galli (Author), Chiara Azzari (Author), Lorenzo Lodi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Immune response to tuberculosis (TB) has been extensively studied in the past decades and classically involves cellular immunity. However, evidence suggests that humoral immunity may play a relevant role. Past studies regarding serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels in TB are dated and only involve adult...