Spoligotyping and drug resistance analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from national survey in China.

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), is one of the major causes of death in the world today. Although China has the second largest global case rate of tuberculosis, a systematic study of TB prevalence in China has not been completed. From 2006 to 2007,...

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Main Authors: Yu Pang, Yang Zhou, Bing Zhao, Guan Liu, Guanglu Jiang, Hui Xia, Yuanyuan Song, Yuanyuan Shang, Shengfen Wang, Yan-lin Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3296750?pdf=render