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Michael F. G. Held

University of Cape TownORCID 0000-0002-0671-0439Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Digital PCR detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV-1 co-localization in spinal tuberculosis biopsies

Robyn Waters, Adrian R. Martineau, Maritz Laubscher, Robert Neil Dunn, Michael F. G. Held, Melissa-Rose Abrahams, Anna K. Coussens

The paper uses ddPCR to detect and quantify Mtb and HIV-1 in spinal tuberculosis biopsies, finding reciprocal relationships between pathogen abundance and immune microenvironment factors.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology