Possible Transmission Mechanisms of Mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in High HIV Prevalence Country, Botswana

Possible Transmission Mechanisms of Mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in High HIV Prevalence Country, Botswana

Tuberculosis caused by concurrent infection with multiple Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains (i.e., mixed infection) challenges clinical and epidemiologic paradigms. We explored possible transmission mechanisms of mixed infection in a population-based, molecular epidemiology study in Botswana during...

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Main Authors: Yeonsoo Baik, Chawangwa Modongo, Patrick K. Moonan, Eleanor S. Click, James L. Tobias, Rosanna Boyd, Alyssa Finlay, John E. Oeltmann, Sanghyuk S. Shin, Nicola M. Zetola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
bacteria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Botswana
HIV
tuberculosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-1638_article

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