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Tuberculosis genotyping in six low-incidence States, 2000-2003.
American journal of preventive medicine - 1 Mar 2007
Haddad Maryam B, Diem Lois A, Cowan Lauren S, Cave M Donald, Bettridge Juli, Yun Lourdes, Winkler Carolyn S, Ingman Denise D, Oemig Tanya V, Lynch Allen, Montero Jose T, McCombs Scott B, Ijaz Kashef
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: As tuberculosis incidence declines in the United States, a new tool for TB control efforts is Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotyping. Colorado, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, West Virginia, and Wisconsin began routine genotyping of all culture-confirmed TB cases in October 2000. METHODS: M. tuberculosis isolates from cases reported October 2000 through December 2003 were genotyped by spoligotyping,...
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