Immunophenotype of lung granulomas in HIV and non-HIV associated tuberculosis
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Immunophenotype of lung granulomas in HIV and non-HIV associated tuberculosis
OBJECTIVE: To describe the immunophenotype of pulmonary TB granulomas from autopsied patients with tuberculosis (TB group) and from HIV patients with tuberculosis (TB/HIV group), and to identify the Mycobacterium species using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. METHODS: Lung samples of 15 TB group patients and 23 TB/HIV group patients were selected. Histopathologic analyses and immunohi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Express
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2318-8111
DOI: 10.5935/medicalexpress.2014.04.03