Evidence of endogenous reactivation of tuberculosis after a long period of latency [2]

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 876-877

  Arend, Sandra M ^a   Van Dissel, Jaap T ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LETTER; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037105642     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342604     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Molecular evidence of endogenous reactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis after 33 years of latent infection
2. Repeatedly negative tuberculin skin rests followed by active tuberculosis in an immunocompetent individual
3. Connection between 2 tuberculosis outbreaks demonstrated after 8 years by DNA-fingerprinting of the causative mycobacteria