Interferon-γ Autoantibodies as Predisposing Factor for Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jun;22(6):1124-1126. doi: 10.3201/eid2206.151860.
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Keywords: Herpesviridae; Interleukine 12; Laos; Mycobacterium; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; antibody; antimycobacteria; autoantibodies; avium; bacteria; fortuitum; immunodeficiency; interferon-gamma; interferon-γ; intracellulare; monoclonal; non-tuberculous; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Autoantibodies / immunology*
  • Disease Susceptibility*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interferon-gamma / immunology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / immunology*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / immunology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Autoantibodies
  • Interferon-gamma