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Epidemiologic investigation of tuberculosis in a Mexican population from Chihuahua State, Mexico: a pilot study.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Dec 2013
Chittoor Geetha, Arya Rector, Farook Vidya S, David Randy, Puppala Sobha, Resendez Roy G, Rivera-Chavira Blanca E, Leal-Berumen Irene, Zenteno-Cuevas Roberto, López-Alvarenga Juan Carlos, Bastarrachea Raul A, Curran Joanne E, Dhandayuthapani Subramanian, Gonzalez Lupe, Blangero John, Crawford Michael H, Vlasich Esteban M, Escobedo Luis G, Duggirala Ravindranath
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) and its co-morbid conditions have become a burden on global health economies. It is well understood that susceptibility of the host to TB infection/disease is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors and their interactions. The aims of this pilot case-control study are to characterize the sociodemographic and environmental factors related to active TB disease (TB/case) and latent TB...
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