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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and host risk factors in a large urban setting in Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Gomes Teresa, Vinhas Solange Alves, Reis-Santos Bárbara, Palaci Moisés, Peres Renata Lyrio, Aguiar Paola P, Ribeiro Fabiola Karla Correa, Marques Hebert Silva, Dettoni Valdério do Valle, Johnson John L, Riley Lee W, Maciel Ethel Leonor
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Factors related to the development of extrapulmonary forms of tuberculosis (EPTB) are still poorly understood, particularly in high-endemic countries like Brazil. The objective of the paper is to determine host and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strain-related factors associated with the development of EPTB in Espírito Santo state, Brazil. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We conducted a retrospective...
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