Journal article
Analysis of Immune Responses against a Wide Range of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens in Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Abstract
Characterizing host immune responses to molecular targets of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is essential to develop effective immunodiagnostics and better vaccines. We investigated the immune response against a large series of M. tuberculosis antigens, including 5 classical and 64 nonclassical (39 DosR regulon-encoded, 4 resuscitation-promoting factor [RPF], and 21 reactivation-associated) antigens in active-pulmonary-tuberculosis (TB) patients. …
Authors
Kassa D; Ran L; Geberemeskel W; Tebeje M; Alemu A; Selase A; Tegbaru B; Franken KLMC; Friggen AH; van Meijgaarden KE
Journal
mSphere, Vol. 19, No. 12, pp. 1907–1915
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
12 2012
DOI
10.1128/cvi.00482-12
ISSN
1556-6811