Article
Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcriptome in intraocular tuberculosis.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Feb 2023
Kaur Kamaljit, Laal Suman, Ryndak Michelle B
Abstract excerpt
Introduction. Intraocular tuberculosis (IOTB) is a significant cause of visual morbidity in tuberculosis (TB)-endemic countries. Although Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) has been detected in both the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and in the intraocular fluid (IOF) in some cases, IOTB is paucibacillary in the vast majority of patients. As a result, M. tb pathogenesis in the ocular compartment is poorly...
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