Plasma Heme Oxygenase-1 Levels Distinguish Latent or Successfully Treated Human Tuberculosis from Active Disease

Bruno B. Andrade; Nathella Pavan Kumar; Katrin D. Mayer-Barber; Daniel L. Barber; Rathinam Sridhar; Vaithilingam V. Banu Rekha; Mohideen S. Jawahar; Thomas B. Nutman; Alan Sher; Subash Babu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062618

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Plasma Heme Oxygenase-1 Levels Distinguish Latent or Successfully Treated Human Tuberculosis from Active Disease

Bruno B. Andrade ,

* E-mail: bruno.andrade@nih.gov

Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Nathella Pavan Kumar,

Affiliation National Institutes of Health, International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India
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Katrin D. Mayer-Barber,

Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Daniel L. Barber,

Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Rathinam Sridhar,

Affiliation Government Stanley Medical Hospital, Chennai, India
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Vaithilingam V. Banu Rekha,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India
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Mohideen S. Jawahar,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India
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Thomas B. Nutman,

Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Alan Sher ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Alan Sher, Subash Babu

Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Subash Babu

Contributed equally to this work with: Alan Sher, Subash Babu

Affiliations Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, National Institutes of Health, International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India, Science Applications International Corporation, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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Plasma Heme Oxygenase-1 Levels Distinguish Latent or Successfully Treated Human Tuberculosis from Active Disease

Bruno B. Andrade,
Nathella Pavan Kumar,
Katrin D. Mayer-Barber,
Daniel L. Barber,
Rathinam Sridhar,
Vaithilingam V. Banu Rekha,
Mohideen S. Jawahar,
Thomas B. Nutman,
Alan Sher,
Subash Babu

Published: May 6, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062618

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