Tuberculosis
Research on tuberculosis reported by scientists at University of London, Imperial College
Published in AIDS Weekly, May 26th, 2008
According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "We used large sequence polymorphisms to determine the genotypes of 397 isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from human immunodeficiency virus-uninfected Vietnamese adults with pulmonary (n = 235) or meningeal (n = 162) tuberculosis. We compared the pretreatment radiographic appearances of pulmonary tuberculosis and the presentation, response to treatment, and outcome of tuberculous meningitis between the genotypes."
"Multivariate analysis identified variables independently associated with genotype and outcome. A higher proportion of adults with pulmonary tuberculosis caused by the Euro-American genotype...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-05-26)
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