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Risk factors associated with cluster size of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) of different RFLP lineages in Brazil.
BMC infectious diseases - 8 Feb 2018
Peres Renata Lyrio, Vinhas Solange Alves, Ribeiro Fabíola Karla Correa, Palaci Moisés, do Prado Thiago Nascimento, Reis-Santos Bárbara, Zandonade Eliana, Suffys Philip Noel, Golub Jonathan E, Riley Lee W, Maciel Ethel Leonor
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) transmission is influenced by patient-related risk, environment and bacteriological factors. We determined the risk factors associated with cluster size of IS6110 RFLP based genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) isolates from Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of new TB cases identified in the metropolitan area of Vitoria, Brazil between 2000 and...
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