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Genotyping analyses of tuberculosis cases in U.S.- and foreign-born Massachusetts residents.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2002
Sharnprapai Sharon, Miller Ann C, Suruki Robert, Corkren Edward, Etkind Sue, Driscoll Jeffrey, McGarry Michael, Nardell Edward
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We used molecular genotyping to further understand the epidemiology and transmission patterns of tuberculosis (TB) in Massachusetts. The study population included 983 TB patients whose cases were verified by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health between July 1, 1996, and December 31, 2000, and for whom genotyping results and information on country of origin were available. Two hundred seventy-two (28%) of...
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