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Differences in the population of genetics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis between urban migrants and local residents in Beijing, China.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Nov 2013
Dai Guang-Ming, Zhang Zhi-Guo, Ding Peng-Ju, Zhang Qian, Wang Li, Wang Li-Xia, van Soolingen Dick, Huang Hai-Rong, Li Wei-Min, Li Chuan-You
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BACKGROUND: Currently, migration has become one of the risk factors of high burden of tuberculosis in China. This study was to explore the influence of mass migration on the dynamics of Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis in Beijing, the capital and an urban area of China. METHODS: Three hundred and thirty-six M. tuberculosis strains from the Changping district, where the problem of urban migrants was more pronounced...
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