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Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China: a population-based molecular epidemiologic study.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jul 2015
Yang Chongguang, Shen Xin, Peng Ying, Lan Rushu, Zhao Yuling, Long Bo, Luo Tao, Sun Guomei, Li Xia, Qiao Ke, Gui Xiaohong, Wu Jie, Xu Jiying, Li Fabin, Li Dingyue, Liu Feiying, Shen Mei, Hong Jianjun, Mei Jian, DeRiemer Kathryn, Gao Qian
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BACKGROUND: Understanding the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is essential for the development of efficient tuberculosis control strategies. China has the second-largest tuberculosis burden in the world. Recent transmission and infection with M. tuberculosis, particularly drug-resistant strains, may account for many new tuberculosis cases. METHODS: We performed a population-based molecular...
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