One episode of self-resolving Plasmodium yoelii infection transiently exacerbates chronic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

One episode of self-resolving Plasmodium yoelii infection transiently exacerbates chronic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Malaria and tuberculosis (Tb) are two of the main causes of death from infectious diseases globally. The pathogenic agents, Plasmodium parasites and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), are co-endemic in many regions in the world however compared to other co-infections like HIV/Tb or helminth/Tb, malar...

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Main Authors: Jannike eBlank, Jochen eBehrends, Lars eEggers, Thomas eJacobs, Bianca E. Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Malaria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Plasmodium yoelii
Tuberculosis
mouse model
Co-infection
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00152/full

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