Article
[Utility of gene analysis for evaluation of the current status of tuberculosis developing long after primary infection].
[Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health - 1 Jun 2008
Ohata Ritsuko
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the utility of gene analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a means of determining the current status of tuberculosis developing in patients long after primary infection and identifying the source of infection. METHODS: We analyzed two outbreaks of tuberculosis involving chronic carriers in 2004 within Okayama prefecture. DNA was extracted from Mycobacterium...
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