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CD8 <sup>+</sup> T cells mediate vaccination-induced lymphatic containment of latent <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> infection following immunosuppression, while B cells are dispensable
2025-01-24
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It is estimated that two billion people are latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Mtb ), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB). Latent Mtb infection (LTBI) can occur in multiple organs, including the lymphatics. The risk of LTBI reactivation increases in immunocompromised conditions, such as coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and during treatment of autoimmune diseases and org...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3e2a0385-8663-575d-b968-fff93b9468df
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- 10.1101/2025.01.23.634479
