Combining molecular typing and spatial pattern analysis to identify areas of high tuberculosis transmission in a moderate-incidence county in Taiwan

Abstract In total, 303 randomly selected clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolates from 303 patients (collected January to December 2012) in central Taiwan were examined. The major lineages found were Beijing (N = 114, 37.62%), Haarlem (N = 76, 25.08%) and East African–Indian (EAI) (N = 42,...

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Main Authors: Yih-Yuan Chen, Jia-Ru Chang, Chih-Da Wu, Yen-Po Yeh, Shiu-Ju Yang, Chih-Hao Hsu, Ming-Ching Lin, Ching-Fang Tsai, Ming-Shian Lin, Ih-Jen Su, Horng-Yunn Dou
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/47b58431331c4b0db29d3d7135f253de
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