Tuberculosis Elimination in the Netherlands

Tuberculosis Elimination in the Netherlands

This study assessed progress towards tuberculosis (TB) elimination in the Netherlands by using DNA fingerprinting. Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains were defined as new if the IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism pattern had not been observed in any other patient during the previous 2 ye...

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Main Authors: Martien W. Borgdorff, Marieke J van der Werf, Petra E.W. de Haas, Kristin Kremer, Dick van Soolingen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
transmission
elimination
trend
research
the Netherlands
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/4/04-1103_article

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