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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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87(supl.5): 91-4, 1992.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-128426
ABSTRACT
Immunity to intracellular bacteria including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mycobacterium leprae, and Listeria monocytogenes depends on specific T cells. Evidence to be described suggests that CD4 (alpha/beta)T cells which interact with each other and with macrophages contribute to acquired resistence against as well as pathogenesis of intracellular bacterial infections