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Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Cambodian children.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Apr 2015
Schopfer K, Rieder H L, Steinlin-Schopfer J F, van Soolingen D, Bodmer T, Chantana Y, Studer P, Laurent D, Zwahlen M, Richner B
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SUMMARY We analysed Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from children, hospitalized from January 2004 to July 2008 in the largest paediatric hospital complex in Cambodia. Specimens were tested for drug susceptibility and genotypes. From the 260 children, 161 strains were available. The East African-Indian genotype family was the most common (59.0%), increasing in frequency with distance from the Phnom Penh area,...
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