Pitt study: Lung lesions of TB variable, independent whether infection is active or latent

The lung lesions in an individual infected with tuberculosis are surprisingly variable and independent of each other, despite whether the patient has clinically active or latent disease, according to a new animal study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings, published online today in Nature Medicine, could point the way to new vaccines to prevent the hard-to-treat infection.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-12/uop…