TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL, cilt.13, sa.1, ss.1-5, 2012 (ESCI)
Objective: The balance between the bacillus and host defense mechanisms seems to be important for manifestations of tuberculosis infection. Not only subtypes of T-lymphocytes but their activation status also is important in the immunity of tuberculosis infection. The aim of this study is to address the relationship between T-lymphocyte subtypes, activation and natural killer cells with different clinical forms of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.