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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Shen, Guomiao ; Xue, Zhen ; Shen, Xin ; Sun, Bin ; Gui, Xiaohong ; ... More +
Shen, Guomiao ; Xue, Zhen ; Shen, Xin ; Sun, Bin ; Gui, Xiaohong ; Shen, Mei ; Mei, Jian ; Gao, Qian Less -
Description:
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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Adult
Dispatch
DNA Fingerprinting, Dispatch
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Epidemiology
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Recurrence
Tuberculosis
Recurrence
Tuberculosis

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 12(11):1776-1778.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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