Developing a diagnostic method for latent tuberculosis infection using circulating miRNA
Abstract Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis is known to cause latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in 25–50% of the cases, of whom 10–20% develop active tuberculosis (TB). Notably, no marker currently exists for judging the therapeutic effect of TB; it is currently judged by chest X-ray and clini...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Translational Medicine Communications |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41231-020-00078-7 |