A world without tuberculosis: moving from imagination to reality

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, remains a leading cause of death from an infectious agent, resulting in more than a million deaths per year. Despite vaccines and chemotherapies, patients often harbor persister M. tuberculosis cells that resist immune assault and ch...

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Main Author: William R. Jacobs Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical Investigation 2022-09-01
Series:The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI162688