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Relapse or Re-Infection, the Situation of Recurrent Tuberculosis in Eastern China.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2021
Shao Yan, Song Honghuan, Li Guoli, Li Yan, Li Yishu, Zhu Limei, Lu Wei, Chen Cheng
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: Recurrent tuberculosis (TB) is defined by more than one TB episode per patient and is caused by re-infection with a new Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strain or relapse with the previous strain. Recurrence of TB is one important obstacle for End TB strategy in the world and elucidating the triggers of recurrence is important for the current TB control strategy in China. This study aimed to analyze the...
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