定量和检测Mycobacterium结核病菌,HIV-1的同定位,以及脊髓结核病组织的相互扩张

Robyn Waters1, Adrian R Martineau2, Maritz Laubscher3

  • 1Orthopaedic Research Unit (ORU), Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Wellcome Discovery Platforms in Infection, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

概括

滴滴数字PCR (ddPCR) 在诊断脊髓结核病 (STB) 时显示出高灵敏度. 这种方法证实,在接受抗逆转录病毒治疗的HIV-1感染者脊髓组织中,Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) 和HIV-1DNA水平同时增加.