Longitudinal profiling reveals a persistent intestinal dysbiosis triggered by conventional anti-tuberculosis therapy

Longitudinal profiling reveals a persistent intestinal dysbiosis triggered by conventional anti-tuberculosis therapy

Abstract Background Effective treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection requires at least 6 months of daily therapy with multiple orally administered antibiotics. Although this drug regimen is administered annually to millions worldwide, the impact of such intensive antimicrobial treat...

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Main Authors: Sivaranjani Namasivayam, Mamoudou Maiga, Wuxing Yuan, Vishal Thovarai, Diego L. Costa, Lara R. Mittereder, Matthew F. Wipperman, Michael S. Glickman, Amiran Dzutsev, Giorgio Trinchieri, Alan Sher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Microbiota
Tuberculosis
Antibiotics
Dysbiosis
16S rRNA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0286-2

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