Genomic epidemiological analysis identifies high relapse among individuals with recurring tuberculosis and provides evidence of recent household-related transmission of tuberculosis in Ghana

Objective: To retrospectively investigate the cause of recurring tuberculosis (rcTB) among participants with pulmonary TB recruited from a prospective population-based study conducted between July 2012 and December 2015. Methods: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates obtained from rcTB cases w...

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Main Authors: Prince Asare, Stephen Osei-Wusu, Nyonuku Akosua Baddoo, Edmund Bedeley, Isaac Darko Otchere, Daniela Brites, Chloé Loiseau, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Diana Ahu Prah, Sonia Borrell, Miriam Reinhard, Michael Amo Omari, Audrey Forson, Kwadwo Ansah Koram, Sebastien Gagneux, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221001971