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Distinct clinical and epidemiological features of tuberculosis in New York City caused by the RD(Rio) Mycobacterium tuberculosis sublineage.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2012
Weisenberg Scott A, Gibson Andrea L, Huard Richard C, Kurepina Natalia, Bang Heejung, Lazzarini Luiz C O, Chiu Yalin, Li Jiehui, Ahuja Shama, Driscoll Jeff, Kreiswirth Barry N, Ho John L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic tracking of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a cornerstone of tuberculosis (TB) control programs. The RD(Rio) M. tuberculosis sublineage was previously associated with TB in Brazil. We investigated 3847 M. tuberculosis isolates and registry data from New York City (NYC) (2001-2005) to: (1) affirm the position of RD(Rio) strains within the M. tuberculosis phylogenetic structure, (2) determine its...
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