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The impact of HIV infection on tuberculosis transmission in a country with low tuberculosis incidence: a national retrospective study using molecular epidemiology

BACKGROUND: HIV is known to increase the likelihood of reactivation of latent tuberculosis to active TB disease; however, its impact on tuberculosis infectiousness and consequent transmission is unclear, particularly in low-incidence settings. METHODS: National surveillance data from England, Wales...

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Autores principales: Winter, Joanne R., Smith, Colette J., Davidson, Jennifer A., Lalor, Maeve K., Delpech, Valerie, Abubakar, Ibrahim, Stagg, Helen R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7734856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33308204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01849-7