Molecular Epidemiology Study of Exogenous Reinfection in an Area with a Low Incidence of Tuberculosis

Abstract excerpt

In geographical areas with a low incidence of tuberculosis, recurrent tuberculosis is generally due to reactivation of the disease. However, the relative contribution of tuberculosis reinfection increases in parallel with the incidence of disease and is likely to depend on the epidemiological context: factors such as the spread of multidrug resistance, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and immigration...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
• Share to Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
• Share to Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology