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Analysis of Dominant HIV Quasispecies Suggests Independent Viral Evolution Within Spinal Granulomas Coinfected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV-1 Subtype C.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Mar 2016
Danaviah Sivapragashini, de Oliveira Tulio, Gordon Michelle, Govender Shunmugam, Chelule Paul, Pillay Sureshnee, Naicker Thajasvarie, Cassol Sharon, Ndung'u Thumbi
Abstract excerpt
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health challenge in South Africa and worldwide, largely fuelled by the HIV epidemic. In spinal TB, Mycobacteria infect the spinal column without dissemination to the spinal cord. The immune microenvironment, target cell characteristics, and other evolutionary forces within granulomas during HIV/TB coinfection are poorly characterized. We investigated...
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