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A dominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain emerging in Denmark.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Aug 2004
Lillebaek T, Dirksen A, Kok-Jensen A, Andersen A B
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SETTING: Denmark, a high-income country with a low prevalence of tuberculosis. OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN: Molecular epidemiological studies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains are conducted worldwide, and distinct strains have been associated with large outbreaks of tuberculosis. This is the first systematic population-based search for distinct strains of M. tuberculosis in Denmark among 4102 strains DNA...
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