Antibody profiles induced by Trypanosoma cruzi in chagasic patients with previous or current exposure to mycobacteria

• Published in: Pathogens and disease Vol. 74; no. 9; p. ftw109
• Main Authors: Peverengo, Luz, Prochetto, Estefanía, Rodeles, Luz, Valenzuela, Ignacio, Marcipar, Iván Sergio, Bottasso, Oscar, Vicco, Miguel Hernán
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.12.2016
• Subjects: Antibodies; Antibodies, Protozoan - blood; Antibodies, Protozoan - immunology; Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine; BCG; Chagas disease; Chagas Disease - immunology; Chagas Disease - microbiology; Chagas Disease - parasitology; Coinfection; Host-Parasite Interactions - immunology; Host-Pathogen Interactions - immunology; Humans; Immune response; Immune system; Immunology; Microorganisms; Mycobacterium - immunology; Mycobacterium Infections - immunology; Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology; Parasitic diseases; Parasitic protozoa; Patients; Protozoa; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosoma cruzi - immunology; Tuberculosis; Vaccination; Vector-borne diseases; Chagas disease; BCG vaccination; tuberculosis

Since the immune response mounted by the host to a particular microorganism might be influenced by the acquired immunological experience due to previous contact with other microorganisms, we performed a cross-sectional study to explore the pattern of Trypanosoma cruzi infection-related antibodies in...