近日，一篇发表在国际杂志Cell Host & Microbe上题为“Type I IFN-mediated NET release promotes Mycobacterium tuberculosis replication and is associated with granuloma caseation”的 ...

TB is an infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). This bacterium usually first infects the lungs after airborne transmission. It is encased in a granuloma, a small area of inflammation ...

Mycobacterium ... mycobacteria that do not cause tuberculosis but can lead to lung infections, particularly in individuals with underlying health conditions. Granuloma: A small area of ...

More information: Chanchal Sur Chowdhury et al, Type I IFN-mediated NET release promotes Mycobacterium tuberculosis replication and is associated with granuloma caseation, Cell Host & Microbe (2024).

Lung lesions in an individual infected with tuberculosis (TB) are surprisingly variable and independent of each other, despite whether the patient has clinically active or latent disease, finds study.

Bronchoscopy then reinforced the suspicion by demonstrating necrotizing granulomas (Figure b) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (PCR). The patient had previously received bacille Calmette ...