Recurrent Tuberculosis and Exogenous Reinfection, Shanghai, China

Emerging Infectious Diseases

关键词: Mycobacterium tuberculosis;    tuberculosis;    recurrence;    molecular epidemiology;    DNA fingerprinting;    dispatch;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid1211.051207

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Of 52 patients with recurrent tuberculosis in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 32 (61.5%) had isolates in which genotype patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis differed between first and second episodes. This result indicates that exogenous reinfection is common in an area with a high incidence of tuberculosis.

【 授权许可】

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