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Expanded geographical distribution of the N family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains within the United States.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2004
Milan S Joy, Hauge Kirsten A, Kurepina Natalia E, Lofy Kathryn H, Goldberg Stefan V, Narita Masahiro, Nolan Charles M, McElroy Peter D, Kreiswirth Barry N, Cangelosi Gerard A
Abstract excerpt
The N and W-Beijing families of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are phylogenetically closely related. The ability of the W-Beijing family to rapidly cause widespread disease is well described; however, few outbreaks involving the N family have been reported outside the New York City, N.Y., area. During 2002 to 2003, Seattle, Wash., experienced a rapidly expanding tuberculosis outbreak involving 38 persons in a...
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