<i>psk1</i> virulence gene-induced pulmonary and systemic tuberculosis in a young woman with normal immune function: A case report
We speculate that the <i>pks1</i> virulence gene in BLM-A21 may be the key virulence gene responsible for the widespread dissemination of <i>M. tuberculosis</i> infection in this previously healthy adult with normal immune function.
Authors
- Lili Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6645-8183)
- Yanyu Pan
- Fan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0720-4674)
- Hong‐Yi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0457-9895)
- Hongru Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4700-962X)
- Yusheng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0048-0169)
- Yan Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1119-937X)
- Xinlan Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9553-7569)
- Bin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6300-3140)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Clinical Cases
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v12.i35.6826
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39