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Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Hebei, China: genotypes and drug susceptibility phenotypes.
BMC infectious diseases - 3 Mar 2016
Li Yanan, Cao Xinrui, Li Shiming, Wang Hao, Wei Jianlin, Liu Peng, Wang Jing, Zhang Zhi, Gao Huixia, Li Machao, Wan Kanglin, Dai Erhei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in China. The Hebei province is located in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integration region; however little information about the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was available in this area. This study describes the first attempt to map the molecular epidemiology of MTB strains isolated from Hebei. METHODS: Spoligotyping and 15-locus...
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