The Importance of Recent Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an Area with High HIV Prevalence: A Long‐Term Molecular Epidemiological Study in Northern Malawi

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BACKGROUND: The proportion of cases of tuberculosis due to recent infection can be estimated in long-term population-based studies using molecular techniques. Here, we present what is, to our knowledge, the first such study in an area with high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence. METHODS: All patients with tuberculosis in Karonga District, Malawi, were interviewed. Isolates were genotyped using...

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