Heightened vulnerability to MDR-TB epidemics after controlling drug-susceptible TB.

Prior infection with one strain TB has been linked with diminished likelihood of re-infection by a new strain. This paper attempts to determine the role of declining prevalence of drug-susceptible TB in enabling future epidemics of MDR-TB.A computer simulation of MDR-TB epidemics was developed using...

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Main Authors: Jason D Bishai, William R Bishai, David M Bishai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2943899?pdf=render