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Genetic characterisation of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in rural China: a population-based study.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Feb 2010
Hu Y, Hoffner S, Jiang W, Wang W, Xu B
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OBJECTIVES: A population-based study was performed to characterise the genotype and phenotype of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in the year 2004-2005 in two Chinese rural counties with different durations of DOTS implementation, Deqing and Guanyun. METHODS: Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains were isolated from respectively 164 and 187 patients registered at local TB dispensaries of Deqing and Guanyun. Drug...
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