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Anatomic and cellular niches for mycobacterium tuberculosis in latent tuberculosis infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy579
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Latent tuberculosis has been recognized for over a century, but discovery of new niches, where Mycobacterium tuberculosis resides, continues. We evaluated literature on M.tuberculosis locations during latency, highlighting that mesenchymal and hematopoietic stem cells harbor organisms in sensitized asymptomatic individuals.

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Mayito, J., Andia, I., Belay, M., Jolliffe, D. A., Kateete, D. P., Reece, S. T., & Martineau, A. R. (2019, February 15). Anatomic and cellular niches for mycobacterium tuberculosis in latent tuberculosis infection. Journal of Infectious Diseases. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy579

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