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IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from East Azerbaijan Province of Iran.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Aug 2006
Asgharzadeh Mohamad, Shahbabian Karen, Majidi Jafar, Aghazadeh Ahmad Mirza, Amini Cirus, Jahantabi Ali Reza, Rafi Abdolnaser
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To investigate the genetic variation among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran and to evaluate the level of and risk factors for recent transmission of tuberculosis (TB), we performed IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of strains, isolated from 105 patients during the period of September 2002 to March 2003 in TB centers and university hospitals...
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