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Transmission of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates between Finnish- and foreign-born cases, 2014-2021: A molecular epidemiological study.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 May 2024
Zhu Jiahui, Haanpera Marjo, Mentula Silja, Vapalahti Olli, Soini Hanna, Sironen Tarja, Kant Ravi, Zakham Fathiah
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BACKGROUND: Data on the molecular epidemiology and transmission of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in low-incidence settings with immigration from high-incidence settings is limited. METHOD: We included 115 drug-resistant (DR) MTB isolates with whole-genome sequencing data isolated in Finland between 2014 and 2021. Potential transmission clusters were identified using a threshold of 12...
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