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A country-wide study of spoligotype and drug resistance characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from children in China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Jiao Weiwei, Liu Zhiguang, Han Rui, Zhao Xiuqin, Dong Fang, Dong Haiyan, Huang Hairong, Tian Jianling, Li Qinjing, Lian Lulu, Yin Qingqin, Song Wenqi, Wan Kanglin, Shen A-Dong
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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is still a big threat to human health, especially in children. However, an isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture from pediatric cases remains a challenge. In order to provide some scientific basis for children TB control, we investigated the genotyping and drug resistance characteristics of M. tuberculosis isolates from pediatric cases in China. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL...
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