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Identification of a W variant outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis via population-based molecular epidemiology.
JAMA - 1 Jan 2000
Bifani P J, Mathema B, Liu Z, Moghazeh S L, Shopsin B, Tempalski B, Driscol J, Frothingham R, Musser J M, Alcabes P, Kreiswirth B N
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CONTEXT: Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis could provide a more sensitive means of identifying outbreaks than use of conventional surveillance techniques alone. Variants of the New York City W strain of M tuberculosis were identified in New Jersey. OBJECTIVE: To describe the spread of the W family of M tuberculosis strains in New Jersey identified by molecular typing and surveillance data. DESIGN:...
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