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Tuberculosis
Study findings on tuberculosis are outlined in reports from University of Minho
April 15th, 2008
According to a study from Braga, Portugal, "Mycobacterial infections are among the major health threats worldwide. Ability to fight these infections depends on the host's immune response, particularly on macrophages and T lymphocytes produced by the thymus." "Using the mouse as a model, and two different routes of infection (aerogenic or intravenous), we show that the thymus is consistently colonized by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium or Mycobacterium bovis BCG. When compared to organs such as the liver and spleen, the bacterial load reaches a plateau at later time-points after infection. Moreover, in contrast with organs such as the spleen and the lung...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-15)
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