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How host heterogeneity governs tuberculosis reinfection?
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Jun 2012
Gomes M Gabriela M, Aguas Ricardo, Lopes João S, Nunes Marta C, Rebelo Carlota, Rodrigues Paula, Struchiner Claudio J
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent episodes of tuberculosis (TB) can be due to relapse of latent infection or exogenous reinfection, and discrimination is crucial for control planning. Molecular genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates offers concrete opportunities to measure the relative contribution of reinfec...
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