Transmission Dynamics of Tuberculosis in a High-Incidence Country: Prospective Analysis by PCR DNA Fingerprinting

We have prospectively analyzed the DNA fingerprints of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from a random sample of patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis in Windhoek, Namibia. Strains from 263 smear-positive patients in whom tuberculosis was diagnosed during 1 year were evaluated, and the results...

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Main Authors: Haas, W. H., Engelmann, G., Amthor, B., Shyamba, S., Mugala, F., Felten, M., Rabbow, M., Leichsenring, M., Oosthuizen, O. J., Bremer, H. J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 1999
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC85859/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10565917
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