Molecular characterization of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and their association with phenotypic virulence in human macrophages

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1279-1284

  Wong, K C ^a   Leong, W M ^a   Law, H K W ^a   Ip, K F ^a   Lam, J T H ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a   Ho, P L ^a   Tse, W S ^b   Weng, X H ^c   Zhang, W H ^c   Chen, S ^c   Yam, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL ACTIVATION; CHINA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EX VIVO STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VIRULENCE;

EID: 35549008076     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00190-07     Document Type: Article

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