PRO/EDR> Tuberculosis, MDR: person-to-person transmission vs. treatment-acquired

Tuberculosis -- Worldwide/Unknown
Background
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"Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis can be acquired through de-novo mutation during tuberculosis treatment or through transmission from other individuals with active MDR tuberculosis. Understanding the balance between these 2 mechanisms is essential when allocating resources for MDR tuberculosis. We aimed to create a dynamic transmission model of an MDR tuberculosis epidemic to estimate the contributions of treatment-related acquisition and person-to-person

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