Publications by authors named "Joao Teixeira Alvares-Junior"
Delayed-type hypersensitivity skin test responses to PPD and other antigens among BCG-vaccinated HIV-1-infected and healthy children and adolescents.
Natalia Moriya Xavierda Costa Maly de Albuquerque Janaína Bacelar Acioli Lins João Teixeira Alvares-Junior Mariane Martins de Araújo Stefani
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
October 2011
Introduction: Among HIV-1-infected patients, CD4+ T cell counts are well-established markers of cell-mediated immunity. Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) skin tests can be used to evaluate in vivo cell-mediated immunity to common antigens.
Methods: DTH responses to tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD), sporotrichin, trichophytin, candidin and streptokinase/streptodornase antigens were assessed.