Pulmonary tuberculosis: Evaluation of interferon-γ levels as an immunological healing marker based on the response to the bacillus Calmette-Guerin

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-287

  Moura, E P ^a   Toledo, V P C P ^a   Oliveira, M H P ^b   Spindola de Miranda S ^a   Andrade, H M ^c   Guimaraes T M P D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Saúde Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Interferon ; Interleukin 10; Interleukin 5; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Tuberculosis; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 5; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; TUBERCULIN TEST;

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 3042514115     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762004000300008     Document Type: Article

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