Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and host risk factors in a large urban setting in Brazil.

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and host risk factors in a large urban setting in Brazil.

<h4>Background</h4>Factors related to the development of extrapulmonary forms of tuberculosis (EPTB) are still poorly understood, particularly in high-endemic countries like Brazil. The objective of the paper is to determine host and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strain-related factor...

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Main Authors: Teresa Gomes, Solange Alves Vinhas, Bárbara Reis-Santos, Moisés Palaci, Renata Lyrio Peres, Paola P Aguiar, Fabiola Karla Correa Ribeiro, Hebert Silva Marques, Valdério do Valle Dettoni, John L Johnson, Lee W Riley, Ethel Leonor Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074517
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