Mixed infection and clonal representativeness of a single sputum sample in tuberculosis patients from a penitentiary hospital in Georgia
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies on recurrent tuberculosis (TB), TB molecular epidemiology and drug susceptibility testing rely on the analysis of one <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>isolate from a single sputum sample collected at different...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-07-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
Online Access: | http://respiratory-research.com/content/7/1/99 |