%0 Journal Article %K Adolescent %K Adult %K Aged %K Antigens, Bacterial %K Antigens, Helminth %K Brazil %K Case-Control Studies %K Cells, Cultured %K Comorbidity %K Disease Progression %K Female %K Humans %K Interferon-gamma %K Interleukin-10 %K Interleukin-4 %K Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic %K Leprosy, lepromatous %K Leprosy, Tuberculoid %K Leukocytes, Mononuclear %K Lymphocyte Activation %K Male %K Middle Aged %K Mycobacterium leprae %K Prevalence %K Prospective Studies %K Risk Factors %K Th1 Cells %K Young Adult %B Clinical and experimental immunology %D 2010 %G eng %N 1 %P 142-50 %R 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04164.x %T Presence of intestinal helminths decreases T helper type 1 responses in tuberculoid leprosy patients and may increase the risk for multi-bacillary leprosy. %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2940159/pdf/cei0161-0142.pdf %V 161 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20491787?dopt=Abstract %8 2010 Jul 01