Can immune parameters be used as predictors to distinguish between pulmonary multidrug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis?

Kiran B., Cagatay T., Clark P., Kosar F., Cagatay P., Yurt S., ...Daha Fazla

ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.77-82, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5114/aoms.2010.13511
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.77-82
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Despite the development and wide implementation of Directly Observed Therapy Strategies (DOTS), multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a serious global health threat. In this study, the role of host immune response in patients with MDR-TB is investigated and compared with that of patients with smear-positive drug-sensitive tuberculosis (SP-TB)