Editorial

How should laboratories measure mycobacterial load?

Grant Theron

Abstract


The ability to accurately and reproducibly quantify mycobacteria in a cost-effective manner is essential for both basic and applied tuberculosis (TB) research. In immunology, laboratory-based experiments are frequently performed to compare the effect of regulatory T-cells on mycobacterial kill under different conditions


Author's affiliations

Grant Theron, DST/NRF of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research Medical Research Council Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine 2015;21(3):54. DOI:10.7196/SARJ.2015.v21i3.31

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Date submitted: 2015-10-16
Date published: 2015-10-21

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