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A molecular epidemiological analysis of tuberculosis trends in South Korea.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jul 2018
Kim Kyungjong, Yang Jeong Seong, Choi Hongjo, Kim Heejin, Park Sang-Hee, Jeon Se-Mi, Lim Na-Ra, Kim Chang Ki
Abstract excerpt
Molecular epidemiological data are needed to assess tuberculosis (TB)-management policy outcomes in South Korea. IS6110 restriction fragment-length polymorphism (IS6110-RFLP) and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable-number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) analyses are major molecular epidemiological tools for investigating the transmission or reactivation of active TB. Here, we determined trends in the...
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