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[Genetic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Norway 1994-98].
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 10 Mar 2002
Dahle Ulf R, Sandven Per, Heldal Einar, Caugant Dominique A
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BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to determine the genetic diversity in the population of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Norway and to detect the degree of transmission between patients. The quality of the culturing work was ascertained by analysing the data for possible cross-contamination. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Genotypic relationships among 92% of all strains isolated in Norway in 1994-98 were assessed using...
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