Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2016 Mar;20(3):423-4.
doi: 10.5588/ijtld.15.1024.

The impact of mixed infections on the interpretation of molecular epidemiology studies of tuberculosis

Sanghyuk S Shin  1 , Chawangwa Modongo  2 , Nicola M Zetola  3
Affiliations
Comment

The impact of mixed infections on the interpretation of molecular epidemiology studies of tuberculosis

Sanghyuk S Shin et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Mar.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

  • In reply.
    Merker M, Crudu V, Noroc E, Romancenco E, Chesov D, Günther G, Niemann S, Lange C. Merker M, et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Mar;20(3):424. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.15.1024-2. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016. PMID: 27046728 No abstract available.

Comment on

References

    1. Crudu V, Merker M, Lange C, et al. Nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015;19(12):1520–1523. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0327. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Cohen T, van Helden PD, Wilson D, et al. Mixed-Strain Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections and the Implications for Tuberculosis Treatment and Control. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2012;25(4):708–719. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00021-12. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. van Rie A, Victor TC, Richardson M, et al. Reinfection and Mixed Infection Cause Changing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug-Resistance Patterns. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005;172(5):636–642. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200503-449OC. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Lee RS, Radomski N, Proulx J-F, et al. Reemergence and Amplification of Tuberculosis in the Canadian Arctic. J Infect Dis. 2015;211(12):1905–1914. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv011. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Jenkins HE, Crudu V, Soltan V, Ciobanu A, Domente L, Cohen T. High risk and rapid appearance of multidrug resistance during tuberculosis treatment in Moldova. Eur Respir J. 2014;43(4):1132–1141. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00203613. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources