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Outbreak or coincidental cases of tuberculosis? Genotyping provides the clue.

American journal of infection control - 1 Feb 2012

Casas-Fischer Ricardo, Penedo-Pallares Ana, Palacios-Gutierrez Juan José, Moreno-Torrico Alfonso

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We illustrate how genotyping of mycobacterial strains contributed to the discovery of an undetected outbreak of tuberculosis in a hospital ward, ruling out misleading assumptions of transmission chains. Genotyping should be taken into account in routine tests for the control of tuberculosis.

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PMID: 21620520
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.003

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