Association of Slow Recovery of Patients Infected With Mycobacterium Africanum Posttreatment with High Content of Persister-Like Bacilli in Pretreatment Sputum

• Published in: International journal of mycobacteriology
• Main Authors: Tientcheu, D.L, Bell, A, Secka, O, Ayorinde, A, Otu, J, Garton, N.J, Sutherland, J.S, Ota, M.O, Antonio, M, Dockrell, H.M, Kampmann, B, Barer, M.R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Infectious Disease; Medical Education; Lipid body; Drug tolerance; Tuberculosis treatment; Mycobacterium africanum

Abstract Objectives/Background Mycobacterium africanum that causes 40% of tuberculosis (TB) in West Africa grows more slowly in culture and has similar transmission capacity compared with Mycobacterium tuberculosis , but M. africanum -exposed contacts progress more slowly to active disease. The pres...