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Recent TB transmission, clustering and predictors of large clusters in London, 2010-2012: results from first 3 years of universal MIRU-VNTR strain typing.
Thorax - 1 Aug 2016
Hamblion Esther L, Le Menach Arnaud, Anderson Laura F, Lalor Maeve K, Brown Tim, Abubakar Ibrahim, Anderson Charlotte, Maguire Helen, Anderson Sarah R
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BACKGROUND: The incidence of TB has doubled in the last 20 years in London. A better understanding of risk groups for recent transmission is required to effectively target interventions. We investigated the molecular epidemiological characteristics of TB cases to estimate the proportion of cases due to recent transmission, and identify predictors for belonging to a cluster. METHODS: The study population included...
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