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Extensive Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulation in a highly endemic prison and the need for urgent environmental interventions.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Oct 2012
Sánchez A, Huber F D, Massari V, Barreto A, Camacho L A B, Cesconi V, Saad M H, Larouze B
Abstract excerpt
Aimed at assessing the circulation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a highly endemic prison, this 13-month prospective study was performed on strains isolated from tuberculosis (TB) cases detected passively and actively. We used X-ray screening of newly admitted inmates and mass screening at the beginning of the study and again 1 year later. Of the 94 strains genotyped by restriction fragment-length polymorphism,...
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