ReviewPLoS neglected tropical diseases2010
Mycobacterium africanum--review of an important cause of human tuberculosis in West Africa.
Review in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02744469 (Implications of the Population Structure of the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex in Benin for Tuberculosis Presentation, Diagnosis and Outcome), which is not on this map. Cited by 149 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Implications of the Population Structure of the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex in Benin for Tuberculosis Presentation, Diagnosis and Outcome
Who cites it
149 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 314 citations in OpenAlex.
- Methods for Detecting Mycobacterial Mixed Strain Infections-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in genetics · 2020Pooled it
- Global variation in bacterial strains that cause tuberculosis disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2018Pooled it
- TB-diabetes co-morbidity in Ghana: The importance of Mycobacterium africanum infection.PloS one · 2019Trial
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- Defying barriers to fight tuberculosis in West Africa: a model of equitable partnerships within a research capacity-strengthening network in the subregion.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- First report of tuberculosis in a cat from Italy caused byFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Differential rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission associate with host-pathogen sympatry.Nature microbiology · 2024Article
- A pairwise approach to revitalize β-lactams for the treatment of TB.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2024Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Mycobacterium africanum consists of two phylogenetically distinct lineages within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, known as M. africanum West African 1 and M. africanum West African 2. These lineages are restricted to West Africa, where they cause up to half of human pulmonary tuberculosis. In this review we discuss the definition of M. africanum, describe the prevalence and restricted geographical distribution of M. africanum West African 1 and 2, review the occurrence of M. africanum in animals, and summarize the phenotypic differences described thus far between M. africanum and M. tuberculosis sensu stricto.
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