AI Article Synopsis
- A 19-month-old child experienced a second episode of tuberculosis after recovering from the first episode six months prior.
- The Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from both episodes were genetically different from each other.
- This case is significant as it represents the first documented instance of tuberculosis reinfection in an apparently healthy child from a low-incidence country but living in a high-risk environment.
Article Abstract
A young child, 19 months of age, presented with a second episode of tuberculosis after full recovery from initial tuberculosis disease 6 months earlier. Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from both episodes were genotyped and differed from one another. We present the first case of proven tuberculosis reinfection in a likely immunocompetent child, living in a high-risk environment favorable for exposition to M. tuberculosis but in a low-incidence country.
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