SIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis synergy within the granuloma accelerates the reactivation pattern of latent tuberculosis.

SIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis synergy within the granuloma accelerates the reactivation pattern of latent tuberculosis.

Human immunodeficiency virus infection is the most common risk factor for severe forms of tuberculosis (TB), regardless of CD4 T cell count. Using a well-characterized cynomolgus macaque model of human TB, we compared radiographic, immunologic and microbiologic characteristics of early (subclinical)...

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Main Authors: Collin R Diedrich, Tara Rutledge, Pauline Maiello, Tonilynn M Baranowski, Alexander G White, H Jacob Borish, Paul Karell, Forrest Hopkins, Jessica Brown, Sarah M Fortune, JoAnne L Flynn, Zandrea Ambrose, Philana Ling Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008413

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008413

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