Rapid molecular diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rangipo strain responsible for the largest recurring TB cluster in New Zealand.

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.03.012

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Rapid molecular diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rangipo strain responsible for the largest recurring TB cluster in New Zealand.

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Jun 2017

Mulholland Claire V, Ruthe Ali, Cursons Ray T, Durrant Robert, Karalus Noel, Coley Kathryn, Bower James, Permina Elizabeth, Coleman Megan J, Roberts Sally A, Arcus Vickery L, Cook Gregory M, Aung Htin Lin

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Despite New Zealand being a low-tuberculosis (TB) burden country, there are disproportionately high rates of TB in particular populations. Here, we report a rapid molecular diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rangipo strain responsible for the largest recurring TB cluster in New Zealand.

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