The recent trend in mycobacterial strain diversity among extra pulmonary lymph node tuberculosis and their association with drug resistance and the host immunological response in South India

The recent trend in mycobacterial strain diversity among extra pulmonary lymph node tuberculosis and their association with drug resistance and the host immunological response in South India

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) though primarily affects the lungs it may also affect the other parts of the body and referred as extra pulmonary (EPTB). This study is focused on understanding the genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) among tuberculo...

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Main Authors: Shanmugam Sivakumar, Yuvaraj Chandramohan, Gokul Raj Kathamuthu, Gomathi Sekar, Devika Kandhasamy, Venkatesan Padmanaban, Syed Hissar, Srikanth P. Tripathy, Ramalingam Bethunaickan, Baskaran Dhanaraj, Subash Babu, Uma Devi Ranganathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Extra pulmonary tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Spoligotyping
Th1 and Th17 cytokines
Lymph node
Mycobacterial lineage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05597-0

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