A recent study published by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with the German Center for Infection Research, identified two main subtypes or endotypes of tuberculosis according to the person’s immune response to the infection. They found that one subtype had a better prognosis for curing tuberculosis than the other. Their findings, published in the European Respiratory Journal, could improve personalized treatment options for the disease in the future.
Two distinct tuberculosis subtypes identified, with implications for personalized therapy
A recent study published by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, in collaboration with the German Center for Infection Research, identified two main subtypes or endotypes of tuberculosis according to the person's immune response to the infection. They found that one subtype had a better prognosis for curing tuberculosis than the other. Their findings, published in the European Respiratory Journal, could improve personalized treatment options for the disease in the future.