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Which patients' factors predict the rate of growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clusters in an urban community?
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Jul 2006
Driver Cynthia R, Macaraig Michelle, McElroy Peter D, Clark Carla, Munsiff Sonal S, Kreiswirth Barry, Driscoll Jeffrey, Zhao Benyang
Abstract excerpt
Factors influencing tuberculosis cluster growth are poorly understood. The authors examined clusters of two or more culture-confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis cases between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2003, that had insertion sequence 6110 (IS6110) restriction fragment length polymorphism and spoligotype patterns identical to those of another study case. Genotypes first seen in New York, New York, before...
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