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Phylogenetic lineages of tuberculosis isolates in New Zealand and their association with patient demographics.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Jul 2013
Yen S, Bower J E, Freeman J T, Basu I, O'Toole R F
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SETTING: In New Zealand, the lineage genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates and their role in the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) are currently unknown. OBJECTIVE: 1) To measure the relative frequency of each phylogenetic lineage of the M. tuberculosis complex in New Zealand, and 2) to examine its relationship with patient demographics and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). METHODS: All...
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