Pre-existing SIV Infection Increases Susceptibility to Tuberculosis in Mauritian Cynomolgus Macaques
M. Rodgers, C. Ameel, A. Ellis-Connell, A. Balgeman, P. Maiello, G. Barry, T. Friedrich, E. Klein, S. O'Connor, C. Scanga
This study shows that pre-existing SIV infection in macaques increases susceptibility to tuberculosis by impairing immune control of M.tb.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2018Immunology