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Molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics of Mycobacterium tuberculosisin Taipei
1 Dec 2008
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BACKGROUND: The control of tuberculosis in densely populated cities is complicated by close human-to-human contacts and potential transmission of pathogens from multiple sources. We conducted a molecular epidemiologic analysis of 356 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolates from patients presenting pulmonary tuberculosis in metropolitan Taipei. Classical antibiogram studies and genetic characterization, using...
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