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Exogenous Reinfection of Tuberculosis in Taiwan

NCT00173433 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2014-12-09

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Summary

we hypothesize that exogenous reinfection is very important in the Taiwan endemic. Therefore, we design a series of studies to evaluate the individual contribution of exogenous reinfection and endogenous reactivation in the Taiwan endemic, and to realize the impact of exogenous reinfection. First, we will identify the patients with TB relapse after complete treatment. The M. tuberculosis isolates responsible for their initial and recurrent episodes will then be genotyped to clarify the percentage of exogenous reinfection and endogenous reinfection.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jann-Yuan Wang, MD · National Taiwan University Hospital

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-08-31
Primary Completion
2006-07-31
Completion
2006-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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