Incident Tuberculosis among Recent US Immigrants and Exogenous Reinfection

Mathematical models and molecular epidemiologic investigation support the argument that exogenous reinfection plays an important role in tuberculosis transmission in high-incidence regions. We offer additional data from tuberculosis cases among recent US immigrants which strengthen the claim that re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cohen, Ted, Murray, Megan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320369/