Genetic variability and consequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 3 in Kampala-Uganda.
Eddie Mujjwiga WampandePeter NaniimaEzekiel MupereDavid P KateeteLaShaunda L MaloneCatherine M SteinHarriet Mayanja-KizzaSebastien GagneuxW Henry BoomMoses L JolobaPublished in: PloS one (2019)
In Kampala, Uganda, there are three sub-lineages of M. tuberculosis lineage 3 that cause disease of comparable severity with CAS-Dehli as the most prevalent. Having HIV, lymphadenitis, a BCG scar and a smear negative status is associated with reduced severe disease.