Impact of diabetes mellitus on immunity to latent tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that poses a major health threat and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Following exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) bacilli, hosts who fail to clear M.tb end up in a state of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), in which the bacte...
Main Authors: | Nathella Pavan Kumar, Subash Babu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcdhc.2023.1095467/full |
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