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Genotypes and characteristics of clustering and drug susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected in Heilongjiang Province, China.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2011
Wang Juan, Liu Yan, Zhang Chun-Lei, Ji Bin-Ying, Zhang Liu-Zhuo, Shao Yong-Zhen, Jiang Shui-Lian, Suzuki Yasuhiko, Nakajima Chie, Fan Chang-Long, Ma Yuan-Ping, Tian Geng-Wen, Hattori Toshio, Ling Hong
Abstract excerpt
For the last decade China has occupied second place, after India, among the top five countries with high burdens of tuberculosis (TB). Heilongjiang Province is located in northeastern China. The prevalence of drug-resistant TB in Heilongjiang Province is higher than the average level in China. To determine the transmission characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in this area and their...
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