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Genomic diversity in autopsy samples reveals within-host dissemination of HIV-associated Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Nature medicine - 1 Dec 2016
Lieberman Tami D, Wilson Douglas, Misra Reshma, Xiong Lealia L, Moodley Prashini, Cohen Ted, Kishony Roy
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a leading cause of death worldwide, especially among individuals infected with HIV. Whereas phylogenetic analysis has revealed M. tuberculosis spread throughout history and in local outbreaks, much less is understood about its dissemination within the body. Here we report genomic analysis of 2,693 samples collected post mortem from lung and extrapulmonary biopsies of 44 subjects...
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