Extrapulmonary Locations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA During Latent Infection

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Authors

Jorge Barrios‐Payán · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Milena Saqui–Salces · Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Mangalakumari Jeyanathan · University College London

Avissai Alcántara-Vazquez · Hospital General de México

Mauricio Castañón-Arreola · Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

G.A.W. Rook · University College London

Rogélio Hernández‐Pando

Abstract

M. tuberculosis persists in several sites and cell types that might constitute reservoirs that can reactivate infection, producing extrapulmonary tuberculosis without lung involvement.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 206, Issue 8, pp. 1194-1205

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis381

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