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Recurrence due to Relapse or Reinfection With<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>: A Whole-Genome Sequencing Approach in a Large, Population-Based Cohort With a High HIV Infection Prevalence and Active Follow-up

José Afonso Guerra‐Assunção, Rein M G J Houben, Amelia C. Crampin, Themba Mzembe, Kim Mallard, Francesc Coll, Palwasha Khan, Louis Banda, Arthur Chiwaya, Rui P. A. Pereira,

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2014 · 177 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

While some of the factors determining recurrence depend on the patient and their treatment, differences in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome appear to have a role in both relapse and reinfection.

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