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Transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Shimen community in Shanghai, China: a molecular epidemiology study.
BMC infectious diseases - 29 Oct 2021
Han Zhiying, Li Jing, Sun Guomei, Gu Kaikan, Zhang Yangyi, Yao Hui, Jiang Yuan
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BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has become a major public health problem in China, with mounting evidence suggesting that recent transmission accounts for the majority of MDR-TB. Here we aimed to reveal the transmission pattern of an MDR-TB outbreak in the Jing'an District of Shanghai between 2010 and 2015. METHODS: We used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to conduct genomic clustering analysis...
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