CD4 super(+) T Cells but Not CD8 super(+) or gamma delta super(+) Lymphocytes Are Required for Host Protection against Mycobacterium avium Infection and Dissemination through the Intestinal Route

• Published in: Infection and immunity Vol. 73; no. 5; pp. 2621 - 2627
• Main Authors: Petrofsky, Mary, Bermudez, Luiz E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.05.2005
• Subjects: Mycobacterium avium

Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection is common in AIDS patients that do not receive anti-AIDS therapy and in patients for whom therapy fails. M. avium is commonly acquired by ingestion, and a large number of AIDS patients have M. avium in their intestinal tracts. To better understand the dynam...