Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among highly TB exposed South African gold miners.

Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among highly TB exposed South African gold miners.

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<h4>Background</h4>Despite high exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a small proportion of South African goldminers resist TB infection. We determined, among long-service gold miners i) the proportion who were TB uninfected and ii) epidemiological factors associated with being uninfec...

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Main Authors: Violet N Chihota, Thobani Ntshiqa, Pholo Maenetje, Raoul Mansukhani, Kavindhran Velen, Thomas R Hawn, Robert Wallis, Alison D Grant, Gavin J Churchyard, Katherine Fielding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265036

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