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Human granuloma in vitro model, for TB dormancy and resuscitation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Kapoor Nidhi, Pawar Santosh, Sirakova Tatiana D, Deb Chirajyoti, Warren William L, Kolattukudy Pappachan E
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for death of nearly two million people in the world annually. Upon infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) causes formation of granuloma where the pathogen goes into dormant state and can live for decades before resuscitation to develop active disease when the immune system of the host is weakened and/or suppressed. In an attempt to better understand host-pathogen...
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