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Increased transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype strains associated with resistance to streptomycin: a population-based study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Buu Tran N, van Soolingen Dick, Huyen Mai N T, Lan Nguyen T N, Quy Hoang T, Tiemersma Edine W, Kremer Kristin, Borgdorff Martien W, Cobelens Frank G J
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BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is an emerging pathogen that is frequently associated with drug resistance. This suggests that drug resistant Beijing strains have a relatively high transmission fitness compared to other drug-resistant strains. M...
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