Article
Antibiotic treatment modestly reduces protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis reinfection in macaques
2023-12-19
Abstract excerpt
Concomitant immunity is generally defined as an ongoing infection providing protection against reinfection 1 . Its role in prevention of tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is supported by epidemiological evidence in humans as well as experimental evidence in mice and non-human primates (NHPs). Whether the presence of live Mtb, rather than simply persistent antigen, is necessary for conc...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5dde37b6-3073-5c7e-8113-abb7675f0d5a
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.12.19.570845
