Characterizing PET CT patterns and bacterial dissemination features of tuberculosis relapse in the macaque model
Pauline A Maiello, Collin R. Diedrich, Tara W. Rutledge, Mark Rodgers, Kara B. Kracinovsky, Henry Jacob Borish, Alexander G. White, Forrest F. Hopkins, Michael C. Chao, Edwin C. Klein, Sarah M. Fortune, JoAnne L. Flynn, Philana Ling Lin
The paper investigates TB relapse in a macaque model, finding that complete sterilization protects against relapse but PET CT cannot predict it, and that Mtb dissemination originates from both lung and lymph nodes.
Infection and Immunity · Jun 23, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology