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Universal genotyping in tuberculosis control program, New York City, 2001-2003.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 May 2006
Clark Carla M, Driver Cynthia R, Munsiff Sonal S, Driscoll Jeffrey R, Kreiswirth Barry N, Zhao Benyang, Ebrahimzadeh Adeleh, Salfinger Max, Piatek Amy S, Abdelwahab Jalaa
Abstract excerpt
In 2001, New York City implemented genotyping to its tuberculosis (TB) control activities by using IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and spoligotyping to type isolates from culture-positive TB patients. Results are used to identify previously unknown links among genotypically clustered patients, unidentified sites of transmission, and potential false-positive cultures. From 2001 to 2003,...
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