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Application of whole-genome sequencing in a case study of renal tuberculosis in a child.
BMC infectious diseases - 5 Feb 2020
Aleinikova Darja, Pole Ilva, Kimsis Janis, Skangale Anita, Bobrikova Olga, Kazelnika Regina, Jansone Inta, Norvaisa Inga, Ozere Iveta, Ranka Renate
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BACKGROUND: Urogenital tuberculosis (TB) is rare in children and usually develops due to reactivation of the foci in the genitourinary tract after the latency period following initial infection. Urogenital TB in children has no pathognomonic clinical features that can result in overlooking or misdiagnosing this clinical entity. Here, we report important findings regarding the pathogenesis and transmission of TB...
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