Mycobacterial Diseases

Mycobacterial Diseases
Open Access

ISSN: 2161-1068

Research Article - (2012) Volume 2, Issue 3

Evaluation of Cellular Immune Responses to Mycobacterial Antigens among Immigrants from South-East Asian Countries in South Korea

Hye Jon Lee1,2*, Sang Nae Cho3, Deok Ryun Kim1, Hye Won Jung4, Sue Yeon Kim3 and Hazel M. Dockrell5
1Translational Research Division, International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, 151-919, Korea
2Department of Technical Cooperation, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Seoul, 121-150, Korea
3Department of Microbiology and the Institute of Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, 102-752, Korea
4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ewha Woman’s University Medical Center, Seoul, 158-710, Korea
5Department of Immunology and Infection, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E7HT, UK
*Corresponding Author: Hye Jon Lee, Department of Microbiology and Institute of Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno, Seodae Moon-Gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea, Tel: +82 2 2228 1838, Fax: +82 2 392 9310 Email:

Keywords: Latent Tuberculosis; Interferon-gamma release tests; Immigrant

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