Rudy ParradoDaniel LozanoLineth GarcíaMary Cruz TorricoRaúl DelgadoFaustino TorricoMonica LasernaRichard Reithinger2026-03-222026-03-22200710.1128/jcm.01575-07https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01575-07https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/55252Citaciones: 2Bolivia has one of the highest incidence rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the Americas. An estimated 15,000 new cases per year are detected ([1][1]), which corresponds to an incidence rate of 112 cases per 100,000 population; 1,600 deaths due to TB are reported to occur annually ([10][2]). The actualenTuberculosisPulmonary tuberculosisVirologyBiologyMedicinearticle