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Genotypic characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating in Xinjiang, China.
Infectious diseases (London, England) - 1 Feb 2016
Yuan Li, Mi Ligu, Li Yongxiang, Zhang Hui, Zheng Fang, Li Zhuoya
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), poses a serious threat to human health. We investigated the genotypes of MTB in the high prevalence province Xinjiang, China. METHODS: From March 2010 to May 2013, 381 MTB isolates from patients with pulmonary TB were analyzed by molecular typing of 24 mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number...
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