Mycobacterium africanum--review of an important cause of human tuberculosis in West Africa. by Bouke C de Jong, Martin Antonio, Sebastien Gagneux

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Production of TNF-alpha, IL-12(p40) and IL-17 can discriminate between active TB disease and latent infection in a West African cohort. by Jayne S Sutherland, Bouke C de Jong, David J Jeffries, Ifedayo M Adetifa, Martin O C Ota

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Comparative evaluation of BACTEC MGIT 960 with BACTEC 9000 MB and LJ for isolation of mycobacteria in The Gambia by Jacob Otu, Martin Antonio, Yin Bun Cheung, Simon Donkor, Bouke C. De Jong, Tumani Corrah, Richard A. Adegbola

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The first phylogeographic population structure and analysis of transmission dynamics of M. africanum West African 1--combining molecular data from Benin, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. by Florian Gehre, Martin Antonio, Frank Faïhun, Mathieu Odoun, Cecile Uwizeye, Pim de Rijk, Bouke C de Jong, Dissou Affolabi

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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and the influence of T regulatory cells: a cohort study in The Gambia. by Irfan Zaidi, Kevin Peterson, David Jeffries, Hilton Whittle, Thushan de Silva, Sarah Rowland-Jones, Assan Jaye, Bouke C de Jong

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A Mycobacterial Perspective on Tuberculosis in West Africa: Significant Geographical Variation of M. africanum and Other M. tuberculosis Complex Lineages. by Florian Gehre, Samrat Kumar, Lindsay Kendall, Mebrat Ejo, Oumie Secka, Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, Emmanuel Abatih, Martin Antonio, Dirk Berkvens, Bouke C de Jong

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Impact of the Mycobaterium africanum West Africa 2 Lineage on TB Diagnostics in West Africa: Decreased Sensitivity of Rapid Identification Tests in The Gambia. by Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, Fatoumatta Kanuteh, Schadrac C Agbla, Ifedayo Adetifa, Catherine Okoi, Gregory Dolganov, Gary Schoolnik, Ousman Secka, Martin Antonio, Bouke C de Jong, Florian Gehre

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Volatile organic compound detection of Buruli ulcer disease: Headspace analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans and used gauzes of Buruli-compatible ulcers. by Stan F J Chudy, Delphin M Phanzu, Arend H J Kolk, Ghislain E Sopoh, Yves T Barogui, Oren Tzfadia, Miriam Eddyani, Krista Fissette, Bouke C de Jong, Paul Brinkman

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Advancing Mycobacterium leprae transmission research: Insights from the R2STOP fund by Marta Sólveig Palmeirim, Annemieke Geluk, Bouke C. de Jong, Sofie M. Braet, Kevin R. Macaluso, JoAnn M. Tufariello, Mallika Lavania, Itu Singh, Rahul Sharma, Pushpendra Singh, Peter Steinmann

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70% ethanol preserves mycobacterial RNA from cultures more efficiently than GTC-TCEP by Lena Krausser, Magalie Van Dyck-Lippens, Ramata Balde, Rabab Reenaers, Reem Al Mubarak, Leen Rigouts, Nicholas D. Walter, Martin I. Voskuil, Annelies Van Rie, Bouke C. de Jong, Sofie M. Braet

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Using ELISPOT to expose false positive skin test conversion in tuberculosis contacts. by Philip C Hill, David J Jeffries, Roger H Brookes, Annette Fox, Dolly Jackson-Sillah, Moses D Lugos, Simon A Donkor, Bouke C de Jong, Tumani Corrah, Richard A Adegbola, Keith P McAdam

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Identification of probable early-onset biomarkers for tuberculosis disease progression. by Jayne S Sutherland, Philip C Hill, Ifedayo M Adetifa, Bouke C de Jong, Simon Donkor, Simone A Joosten, Lizet Opmeer, Marielle C Haks, Tom H M Ottenhoff, Richard A Adegbola, Martin O C Ota

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Drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to linezolid and delamanid: a case report from Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo by Bertin C. Bisimwa, Esto Bahizire, Maja Kiselinova, Valéry Byela, Jean Claude S. Ngabonziza, François Hakizayezu, Docteur Runyambo, Conor J. Meehan, Wim Mulders, Isabel Cuella-Martin, Leen Rigouts, Freddy Birembano, Steven Callens, Bouke C. de Jong, Michel Kaswa

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Longitudinal assessment of an ELISPOT test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. by Philip C Hill, Roger H Brookes, Annette Fox, Dolly Jackson-Sillah, David J Jeffries, Moses D Lugos, Simon A Donkor, Ifedayo M Adetifa, Bouke C de Jong, Alex M Aiken, Richard A Adegbola, Keith P McAdam

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Infection with Helicobacter pylori is associated with protection against tuberculosis. by Sharon Perry, Bouke C de Jong, Jay V Solnick, Maria de la Luz Sanchez, Shufang Yang, Philana Ling Lin, Lori M Hansen, Najeeha Talat, Philip C Hill, Rabia Hussain, Richard A Adegbola, Joanne Flynn, Don Canfield, Julie Parsonnet

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The genome of Mycobacterium africanum West African 2 reveals a lineage-specific locus and genome erosion common to the M. tuberculosis complex. by Stephen D Bentley, Iñaki Comas, Josephine M Bryant, Danielle Walker, Noel H Smith, Simon R Harris, Scott Thurston, Sebastien Gagneux, Jonathan Wood, Martin Antonio, Michael A Quail, Florian Gehre, Richard A Adegbola, Julian Parkhill, Bouke C de Jong

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Incidence of tuberculosis and the predictive value of ELISPOT and Mantoux tests in Gambian case contacts. by Philip C Hill, Dolly J Jackson-Sillah, Annette Fox, Roger H Brookes, Bouke C de Jong, Moses D Lugos, Ifedayo M Adetifa, Simon A Donkor, Alex M Aiken, Stephen R Howie, Tumani Corrah, Keith P McAdam, Richard A Adegbola

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Shifts in Mycobacterial Populations and Emerging Drug-Resistance in West and Central Africa. by Florian Gehre, Mebrat Ejo, Kristina Fissette, Pim de Rijk, Cécile Uwizeye, Elie Nduwamahoro, Odin Goovaerts, Dissou Affolabi, Martin Gninafon, Fanny M Lingoupou, Mamadou Dian Barry, Oumou Sow, Corinne Merle, Piero Olliaro, Fatoumata Ba, Marie Sarr, Alberto Piubello, Juergen Noeske, Martin Antonio, Leen Rigouts, Bouke C de Jong

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