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Abstract
Immune-dependent granulomatous inflammation is important in the pathogenesis of both schistosomiasis and tuberculosis. A case has previously been made for a role for schistosome egg-induced granulomas in the onward transmission of infection. Here, Mike Doenhoff suggests that a similar hypothesis applies to tuberculosis.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9785670 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5699(98)01310-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunol Today ISSN: 0167-5699