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The effects of socioeconomic status, clinical factors, and genetic ancestry on pulmonary tuberculosis disease in northeastern Mexico.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Young Bonnie N, Rendón Adrian, Rosas-Taraco Adrian, Baker Jack, Healy Meghan, Gross Jessica M, Long Jeffrey, Burgos Marcos, Hunley Keith L
Abstract excerpt
Diverse socioeconomic and clinical factors influence susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) disease in Mexico. The role of genetic factors, particularly those that differ between the parental groups that admixed in Mexico, is unclear. The objectives of this study are to identify the socioeconomic and clinical predictors of the transition from latent TB infection (LTBI) to pulmonary TB disease in an urban population...
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