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ArticlePloS one2019

Translocation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis after experimental ingestion.

Mustapha Fellag, Ahmed Loukil, Jamal Saad, Hubert Lepidi, Fériel Bouzid, Fabienne Brégeon, Michel Drancourt

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mustapha FellagIHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
Ahmed LoukilAix-Marseille Univ., IRD, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3826-3263
Jamal SaadIHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
Hubert LepidiAix-Marseille Univ., IRD, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
Fériel BouzidAix-Marseille Univ., IRD, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
Fabienne BrégeonAix-Marseille Univ., IRD, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
Michel DrancourtAix-Marseille Univ., IRD, MEPHI, IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0768-1139
Aix-Marseille Université · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human tuberculosis is a life-threatening infection following the inhalation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, while the closely related bacteria Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium canettii are thought to be transmitted by ingestion. To explore whether M. tuberculosis could also infect individuals by ingestion, male BALBc mice were fed 2 x 106 CFUs of M. tuberculosis Beijing or phosphate-buffered saline as a negative control, over a 28-day experiment. While eight negative control mice remained disease-free, M. tuberculosis was identified in the lymph nodes and lungs of 8/14 mice and in the spleens of 4/14 mice by microscopy, PCR-based detection and culture. Whole-genome sequencing confirmed the identity of the inoculum and the tissue isolates. In these genetically identical mice, the dissemination of M. tuberculosis correlated with the results of the culture detection of four intestinal bacteria. These observations indicate that ingested M. tuberculosis mycobacteria can translocate, notably provoking lymphatic tuberculosis.

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Bacterial TranslocationEatingAnimalsLungLymph NodesMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMycobacterium tuberculosisSpleenTuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID31887178
PMCPMC6936814
OpenAlexW2996904677

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