CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley
DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2013
REGION: South America (Brazil)
REFERENCE: Gomes T, Vinhas SA, Reis-Santos B, Palaci M, Peres RL, Aguiar PP, Ribeiro FK, Marques HS, Dettoni Vdo V, Johnson JL, Riley LW, Maciel EL. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains and Host Risk Factors in a Large Urban Setting in Brazil. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 2;8(10):e74517. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074517.
SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: 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 factors associated with the development of EPTB in Espírito Santo state, Brazil.
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