Viral Co-infection and Leprosy Outcomes: A Cohort Study.

• প্রধান লেখক: Paulo R L Machado (লেখক), Lídia M Machado (লেখক), Mayume Shibuya (লেখক), Jamile Rego (লেখক), Warren D Johnson (লেখক), Marshall J Glesby (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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BACKGROUND:The role of the host immunity in determining leprosy clinical forms and complications is well recognized, implying that changes in the immune status may interfere with several aspects of the disease. Therefore, we hypothesized that the presence of viral co-infections and associated immuno...