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Browsing by Author "Fenner, Lukas"

Browsing by Author "Fenner, Lukas"

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  • HIV coinfection is associated with low-fitness rpoB variants in Rifampicin-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis 
    Loiseau, Chloé; Brites, Daniela; Reinhard, Miriam; Zürcher, Kathrin; Borrell, Sonia; Ballif, Marie; Fenner, Lukas; Cox, Helen; Rutaihwa, Liliana K.; Wilkinson, Robert J.; Yotebieng, Marcel; Carter, E. Jane; Alash’le, Abimiku; Olivier, Marcy (American Society, 2020)
    We analyzed 312 drug-resistant genomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected from HIV-coinfected and HIV-negative TB patients from nine countries with a high tuberculosis burden. We found that rifampicin-resistant ...
  • Multiple introductions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 2–Beijing Into Africa over centuries 
    Rutaihwa, Liliana K.; Menardo, Fabrizio; Stucki, David; Gygli, Sebastian M.; Ley, Serej D.; Malla, Bijaya; Feldmann, Julia; Borrell, Sonia; Beisel, Christian; Middelkoop, Kerren; Carter, E. Jane; Diero, Lameck; Ballif, Marie; Jugheli, Levan; Reither, Klaus; Fenner, Lukas; Brites, Daniela; Gagneux, Sebastien (Frontiers, 2019-04-16)
    The Lineage 2–Beijing (L2–Beijing) sub-lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has received much attention due to its high virulence, fast disease progression, and association with antibiotic resistance. Despite several ...
  • Tuberculosis in antiretroviral treatment programs in lower income countries: availability and use of diagnostics and screening 
    Fenner, Lukas; Ballif, Marie; Graber, Claire; Nhandu, Venerandah; Cortes, Claudia P.; Gnokoro, Joachim Charles; Garone, Daniela; Wools-Kaloustian, Kara; Diero, Lameck; Sued, Omar; Ajayi, Samuel (Plos, 2013)
    Objectives In resource-constrained settings, tuberculosis (TB) is a common opportunistic infection and cause of death in HIV-infected persons. TB may be present at the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but it is often ...