European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory SocietyHumansMycobacterium tuberculosisHost-Pathogen InteractionsTuberculosisPulmonary
Host- and pathogen-related determinants of pulmonary versus extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Begna Tulu, Thomas Theo Brehm, Reinout van Crevel, Tobias Dallenga, Andre R DiNardo, Keertan Dheda, Johanna Eggeling, Wendemagegn Enbiale, Matthias I Gröschel, Jialun Hao, Vinod Kumar, Arjan van Laarhoven, Rolanda Londt, Gareth Prosser, Philippa Randall
Published: 202610.1183/16000617.0174-2025
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) primarily manifests as pulmonary TB (PTB), but extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) remains a major clinical challenge. Distinct diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties arise from differences in immune responses, pathogen behaviour and host sus…
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