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Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Victoria, Australia, reveals low level of transmission.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 May 2016
Globan M, Lavender C, Leslie D, Brown L, Denholm J, Raios K, Sievers A, Kelly H, Fyfe J
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SETTING: Victoria, Australia. OBJECTIVE: To measure the level of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in Victoria. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number of tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTR) typing profiles from all first M. tuberculosis complex (MTC) isolates obtained from patients residing in Victoria from 2003 to 2010 was performed. State TB reference...
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