Recurrent tuberculosis in Finland 1995–2013: a clinical and epidemiological cohort study

Abstract Background We investigated the epidemiology and prevalence of potential risk factors of tuberculosis (TB) recurrence in a population-based registry cohort of 8084 TB cases between 1995 and 2013. Methods An episode of recurrent TB was defined as a case re-registered in the National Infectiou...

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Main Authors: Virve Korhonen, Hanna Soini, Tuula Vasankari, Jukka Ollgren, Pieter W. Smit, Petri Ruutu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2818-6