Changes in Host Cytokine Patterns of TB Patients with Different Bacterial Loads Detected Using 16S rRNA Analysis.

Changes in Host Cytokine Patterns of TB Patients with Different Bacterial Loads Detected Using 16S rRNA Analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculosis (TB) has overtaken HIV as the biggest infectious disease killer, with the majority of deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. However it is unknown how differences in bacterial load alter host immune profiles in the sputum and blood of TB patients.<h4&g...

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Main Authors: Rhiannon Heslop, Adama L Bojang, Sheikh Jarju, Joseph Mendy, Sarah Mulwa, Ousman Secka, Francis S Mendy, Olumuyiwa Owolabi, Beate Kampmann, Jayne S Sutherland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0168272&type=printable
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