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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in CD34+ peripheral blood mononuclear cells of adults with tuberculosis infection and disease
7 Mar 2024
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Objectives To investigate whether Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) DNA is detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of subjects with tuberculosis (TB) or TB infection (TBI) living in a low TB burden country. Methods We prospectively enrolled 57 TB-patients, 41 TBI-subjects and 39 controls in Rome, Italy. PBMC were isolated, CD34 + and CD34 − cells were immunomagnetic separated, DNA was extracted and...
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