September 2021 Publications
- Specificity of tuberculin skin test improved by BCG immunization schedule change in Japan. Sakiyama M, Kozaki Y, Komatsu T, Niwa K, Suzuki H, Ota M, Ono Y, Miyagawa Y, Kiyozumi T, Kawana A. J Infect Chemother. 2021 Sep. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.04.016. Epub 2021 May 2.
- A Mathematical Model of the Tuberculosis Epidemic. Ayinla AY, Othman WAM, Rabiu M. Acta Biotheor. 2021 Sep. doi: 10.1007/s10441-020-09406-8. Epub 2021 Apr 20.
- Functional inactivation of pulmonary MAIT cells following 5-OP-RU treatment of non-human primates. Sakai S, Lora NE, Kauffman KD, Dorosky DE, Oh S, Namasivayam S, Gomez F, Fleegle JD; Tuberculosis Imaging Program, Arlehamn CSL, Sette A, Sher A, Freeman GJ, Via LE, Barry III CE, Barber DL. Mucosal Immunol. 2021 Sep. doi: 10.1038/s41385-021-00425-3. Epub 2021 Jun 22.
- Genetic models of latent tuberculosis in mice reveal differential influence of adaptive immunity. Su H, Lin K, Tiwari D, Healy C, Trujillo C, Liu Y, Ioerger TR, Schnappinger D, Ehrt S. J Exp Med. 2021 Sep 6. doi: 10.1084/jem.20210332. Epub 2021 Jul 16.
- 100 years of Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin. Lange C, Aaby P, Behr MA, Donald PR, Kaufmann SHE, Netea MG, Mandalakas AM. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 7. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00403-5. Online ahead of print.
- Development of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Validation in a Clinical Laboratory. Duffy SC, Venkatesan M, Chothe S, Poojary I, Verghese VP, Kapur V, Behr MA, Michael JS. Microbiol Spectr. 2021 Sep 8. doi: 10.1128/Spectrum.01098-21. Online ahead of print.
- Longitudinal Dynamics of a Blood Transcriptomic Signature of Tuberculosis. Mulenga H, Musvosvi M, Mendelsohn SC, Penn-Nicholson A, Kimbung Mbandi S, Gartland AF, Tameris M, Mabwe S, Africa H, Bilek N, Kafaar F, Khader SA, Carstens B, Hadley K, Hikuam C, Erasmus M, Jaxa L, Raphela R, Nombida O, Kaskar M, Nicol MP, Mbhele S, Van Heerden J, Innes C, Brumskine W, Hiemstra A, Malherbe ST, Hassan-Moosa R, Walzl G, Naidoo K, Churchyard G, Hatherill M, Scriba TJ; CORTIS Study Team. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Sep 14. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202103-0548OC. Online ahead of print.
- CD4 T cell help prevents CD8 T cell exhaustion and promotes control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Lu YJ, Barreira-Silva P, Boyce S, Powers J, Cavallo K, Behar SM. Cell Rep. 2021 Sep 14. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109696.
- Meeting report: Virtual Global Forum on Tuberculosis Vaccines, 20-22 April 2021. Suliman S, Pelzer PT, Shaku M, Rozot V, Mendelsohn SC.Vaccine. 2021 Sep 15. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.094. Online ahead of print.
- Analysis of multivariate longitudinal immuno-epidemiological data using a pairwise joint modelling approach. Lubyayi L, Mawa PA, Cose S, Elliott AM, Levin J, Webb EL. BMC Immunol. 2021 Sep 17. doi: 10.1186/s12865-021-00453-5.
Efficacy of BCG Vaccination Depends on Host Genetics. Nikonenko BV, Logunova NN, Sterzhanova NV, Kayukova SI, Apt AS. Bull Exp Biol Med. 2021 Sep 20. doi: 10.1007/s10517-021-05246-9. Online ahead of print. - The influence of the gut microbiome on BCG-induced trained immunity. Stražar M, Mourits VP, Koeken VACM, de Bree LCJ, Moorlag SJCFM, Joosten LAB, van Crevel R, Vlamakis H, Netea MG, Xavier RJ. Genome Biol. 2021 Sep 22. doi: 10.1186/s13059-021-02482-0.
- Recombinant BCGs for tuberculosis and bladder cancer. Singh AK, Srikrishna G, Bivalacqua TJ, Bishai WR. Vaccine. 2021 Sep 27. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.09.040. Online ahead of print.
- Weaker protection against tuberculosis in BCG-vaccinated male 129 S2 mice compared to females. Nieuwenhuizen NE, Zyla J, Zedler U, Bandermann S, Abu Abed U, Brinkmann V, Kaufmann SHE. Vaccine. 2021 Sep 30. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.09.039. Online ahead of print.