Serum levels of Interleukin-10, Interleukin-6, and leptin in patients with Mycobacterium leprae–Helminth Co-Infections
The proportion of helminth infection in leprosy patients is 15.6%. Leprosy patients with helminth infections have considerably greater serum levels of IL-10 and IL-6, suggesting that helminth infection influences leprosy patients' immunological responses.
Authors
- Kartika Ruchiatan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1334-0461)
- Chaerani Pratiwi Firdaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5869-1252)
- Reti Hindritiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9753-0387)
- Nurul Hidayah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0680-5681)
- Hendra Gunawan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6924-0833)
- Pati Aji Achdiat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3010-5052)
- Risa Hidayah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1721-3112)
Institutions
- Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11752-2
- Primary Topic
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitas Padjadjaran