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Tuberculosis Transmission among Immigrants and Autochthonous Populations of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

17 Oct 2013

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BACKGROUND: Eastern province of Saudi Arabia is an industrial zone with large immigrant population and high level of tuberculosis case notification among immigrants. The impact of immigration and current trends of tuberculosis transmission among immigrants and autochthonous population in the region had not been investigated so far using molecular tools. METHODOLOGY: During 2009- 2011, a total of 524 Mycobacterium...

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PMID: 24147042
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077635

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