A Spotlight on Liquefaction: Evidence from Clinical Settings and Experimental Models in Tuberculosis

Liquefaction is one of the most intriguing aspects of human tuberculosis. It is a major cause of the transition from the infection to active disease (tuberculosis, TB) as well as the transmission of M. tuberculosis to other persons. This paper reviews the natural history of liquefaction in humans fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pere-Joan Cardona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/868246