Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, New York City, 1995–1997

Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, New York City, 1995–1997

From January 1, 1995, to December 31, 1997, we reviewed records of all New York City patients who had multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB); we performed insertion sequence (IS) 6110-based DNA genotyping on the isolates. Secondary genotyping was performed for low IS6110 copy band strains. Patient...

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Main Authors: Sonal S. Munsiff, Trina Bassoff, Beth Nivin, Jiehui Li, Anu Sharma, Pablo Bifani, Barun Mathema, Jeffrey Driscoll, Barry N. Kreiswirth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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United States
New York
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/11/02-0288_article

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