The study recurrent tuberculosis and exogenous reinfection, Shanghai, China
The study recurrent tuberculosis and exogenous reinfection, Shanghai, China
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Shen, Guomiao , Xue, Zhen , Shen, Xin , Sun, Bin , Gui, Xiaohong , Shen, Mei , Mei, Jian and Gao, Qian
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United States
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English
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Of 52 patients with recurrent tuberculosis in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 32 (61.5%) had isolates in which genotype patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis differed between first and second episodes. This result indicates that exogenous reinfection is common in an area with a high incidence of tuberculosis.
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The study recurrent tuberculosis and exogenous reinfection, Shanghai, China
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68302376
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68302376
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1080-6040
