The influence of host and bacterial genotype on the development of disseminated disease with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

The influence of host and bacterial genotype on the development of disseminated disease with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

The factors that govern the development of tuberculosis disease are incompletely understood. We hypothesized that some strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) are more capable of causing disseminated disease than others and may be associated with polymorphisms in host genes responsib...

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Main Authors: Maxine Caws, Guy Thwaites, Sarah Dunstan, Thomas R Hawn, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong, Kasia Stepniewska, Mai Nguyet Thu Huyen, Nguyen Duc Bang, Tran Huu Loc, Sebastien Gagneux, Dick van Soolingen, Kristin Kremer, Marianne van der Sande, Peter Small, Phan Thi Hoang Anh, Nguyen Tran Chinh, Hoang Thi Quy, Nguyen Thi Hong Duyen, Dau Quang Tho, Nguyen T Hieu, Estee Torok, Tran Tinh Hien, Nguyen Huy Dung, Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu, Phan Minh Duy, Nguyen van Vinh Chau, Jeremy Farrar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18369480/pdf/?tool=EBI

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