Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Immunology and genetics of tuberculosis
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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H. Sarrazin, J. Andersson, M. Rangaka, K. Wilkinson, L. Radler, C. Lange, R. J. Wilkinson (Borstel, Germany; Stockholm, Sweden; Cape Towm, South Africa). Lack of influx of memory T-cells results in non-reactive tuberculin-skin-test (TST) in HIV-infection. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 2976

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