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Recurrent Tuberculosis and Exogenous Reinfection, Shanghai, China
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Nov 2006
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 12(11):1776-1778.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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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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