Multifunctional Analysis of CD4+ T-Cell Response as Immune-Based Model for Tuberculosis Detection.

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Published in J Immunol Res on August 03, 2015

Authors

Miriam Lichtner1, Claudia Mascia2, Ilaria Sauzullo2, Fabio Mengoni2, Serena Vita2, Raffaella Marocco3, Valeria Belvisi3, Gianluca Russo2, Vincenzo Vullo2, Claudio M Mastroianni1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy ; Infectious Diseases Unit, Sapienza University, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina, Italy.
2: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
3: Infectious Diseases Unit, Sapienza University, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina, Italy.

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