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Affinity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains for M059K microglial cells after migration through A549 alveolar epithelium.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Sept 2021
Nkwagatse Taetso, Sturm A Willem
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major threat worldwide while central nervous system TB (CNS-TB) is one of the most severe forms of extrapulmonary TB. CNS-TB develops as a secondary infection during the hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) from the lungs to the CNS. Factors influencing the dissemination of the bacilli to the CNS have not been studied extensively. This study evaluated the...
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