T cells and tuberculosis: Beyond interferon-γ

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 197, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 941-943

  Lalvani, Ajit ^a   Millington, Kerry A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2;

BCG VACCINATION; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOGENICITY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MEMORY CELL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS LOAD;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 42549172434     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/529049     Document Type: Editorial

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