Attenuated tuberculin skin test responses associated with Mycobacterium intracellulare sputum colonization in an adolescent TB prevalence survey in Western Kenya.
Lilian N NjagiGrace KaguthiJared O MechaThomas R HawnVidelis Nduba
Published in: Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) (2024)
We observed high NTM prevalence rates with species-specific associations with TST induration, consistent with a model of species-dependent heterologous immunity among mycobacteria.