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Role of MIRU-VNTR and spoligotyping in assessing the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Henan Province, China.
BMC infectious diseases - 3 Sept 2018
Shi Jie, Zheng Danwei, Zhu Yankun, Ma Xiaoguang, Wang Shaohua, Li Hui, Xing Jin
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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis remains a serious threat to human health as an infectious disease in China. Henan, a most populated province in China, has a high incidence of tuberculosis (TB). Though the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) has been investigated in many regions, there have been only a few studies on the molecular characteristics and drug resistance phenotypes in Henan. This is the...
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