Concomitant parasite infections influence tuberculosis immunopathology and favor rapid sputum conversion of pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Concomitant parasite infections influence tuberculosis immunopathology and favor rapid sputum conversion of pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Abstract Immunopathology of human tuberculosis (TB) in a subgroup of patients is characterized by aberrantly high concentrations of inflammatory cytokines, for example Interleukin (IL)-6. Concomitant (co-)infections by parasites can affect host immunity, but the impact on immunopathology in TB patie...

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Main Authors: Augustine Yeboah, Monikamira Vivekanandan, Ernest Adankwah, Dorcas O. Owusu, Wilfred Aniagyei, Difery Minadzi, Isaac Acheampong, Joseph F. Arthur, Millicent Lamptey, Mohammed K. Abass, Francis Kumbel, Francis Osei-Yeboah, Amidu Gawusu, Linda Batsa Debrah, Alexander Debrah, Ertan Mayatepek, Julia Seyfarth, Richard O. Phillips, Marc Jacobsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Co-infections
IL-6
Treatment efficacy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-024-00756-6
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