Increased frequencies of pulmonary regulatory T-cells in latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1450-1457

  Herzmann, Christian ^a   Ernst, Martin ^a   Ehlers, Stefan ^b   Stenger, Steffen ^c   Maertzdorf, Jeroen ^d   Sotgiu, Giovanni ^e   Lange, Christoph ^a  

^a Research Center Borstel   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Healthcare workers; Latent tuberculosis infection; Regulatory T cells; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis exposure

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CELL SEPARATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84871201742     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00214611     Document Type: Article

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