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Recent transmission of W-Beijing family Mycobacterium tuberculosis in rural eastern China.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Jan 2012
Wang W, Hu Y, Mathema B, Jiang W, Kreiswirth B, Xu B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To understand the degree of recent transmission of tuberculosis (TB) and determine the risk factors associated with recent transmission stratified by W-Beijing genotype in rural China. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of bacteriologically confirmed TB patients registered in two rural counties of eastern China over a 1-year period. RESULTS: Of 351 patient isolates, spoligotyping identified 243 (69.2%)...
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