Figure 2: At 21 days post-Mtb H37Rv infection, hyperglycemic (DM) mice and DM-TB mice display comparable tissue bacterial loads to Mtb infected (TB) group with distinct serum cytokine and lung immune ...

TB is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. It mainly affects the lungs and can also cause damage to the brain, spinal cord and lymph nodes. The infection is transmitted through the ...

aPulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas (HCFMUSP), Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil bLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, ...

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China ...

current guidelines fail to account for the long-term outcomes of post-tuberculosis lung disease—a cause of global morbidity despite successful completion of effective treatment. Our systematic review ...