Risk factors associated with cluster size of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) of different RFLP lineages in Brazil

Abstract 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, Bra...

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Main Authors:	Renata Lyrio Peres, Solange Alves Vinhas, Fabíola Karla Correa Ribeiro, Moisés Palaci, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Bárbara Reis-Santos, Eliana Zandonade, Philip Noel Suffys, Jonathan E. Golub, Lee W. Riley, Ethel Leonor Maciel
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	BMC 2018-02-01
Series:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Tuberculosis Molecular epidemiology Transmission Risk factors Cluster size
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-2969-0
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