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The GSH pool was significantly depleted in macrophages infected with M. tuberculosis compared to uninfected macrophages (Fig. 4C).

We present evidence that MG levels are lower in macrophages infected with an oppD knock out (OppD-KO) of M. tuberculosis compared to the wild type.

At one month post-challenge, we detected a markedly increased percentage of CD45RB− cells cells within the CD4+ T-cell subset of mice infected with M. tuberculosis, compared to the untreated controls (Figure 6B).

Just as in the case of M. smegmatis, uptake of [3H}GSH was compromised in the OppDA-KO mutant of M. tuberculosis compared to the wild type (Fig. 4B). Uptake was restored upon complementation with oppDA.

This is important since the progression from latent infection to active disease is increased in contacts of index cases infected with M. tuberculosis compared to M. africanum indicating a potential role for the bacteria in determining the outcome of the host immune response [29], [30].

They were more likely to have dyspnea and positive culture rates for M. tuberculosis compared to younger TB patients.

This was conducted in Argentina and the SMS intervention did not significantly improve adherence to tuberculosis treatment compared to self-administration of tuberculosis treatment (risk ratio [RR] 1.49, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 0.90 to 2.42).

Infections from NTM could explain the high number of TST positive children, as these infections are quite frequent in Norway (250 notifications from laboratories every year, unpublished data from the Tuberculosis Register) compared to the 300 notified cases of tuberculosis.

The tuberculin skin test (TST) and commercial interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have limited sensitivity in detecting M. tuberculosis infection compared to a reference standard of either an M. tuberculosis exposure gradient or confirmed disease [ 2].

In the regions where the tuberculosis is prevalent, smokers have greater risk of dying from pulmonary tuberculosis as compared to non-smokers [ 1].

The primary study outcome measures are to identify (1) the relative risk of TB infection and disease in household members of TB patients who harbored drug-resistant M tuberculosis strains compared to household members of subjects with drug-sensitive strains, and (2) environmental and host factors associated with developing active MDR/XDR TB disease after exposure to an index case.