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Stability of DNA Patterns and Evidence ofMycobacterium tuberculosisReactivation Occurring Decades after the Initial Infection
29 Sept 2003
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Two hundred three freeze-dried strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis collected during the 1960s were compared with 4102 strains collected during the 1990s, and 14 DNA patterns identified among the "historical strains" were 100% identical to patterns identified among the "recent strains." They were isolated from 41 and 40 patients who had tuberculosis during the 1960s and 1990s, respectively. The patients' mean...
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