Transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis within family households by DTM-PCR and MIRU-VNTR genotyping

Transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis within family households by DTM-PCR and MIRU-VNTR genotyping

Abstract Background Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a public health threat. There are few studies on transmission and genotyping of MDR-TB family households in China. This study aimed to investigate transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) within family households b...

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Main Authors: Jun Chen, Lifeng Chen, Meng Zhou, Gang Wu, Fenglian Yi, Chen Jiang, Qionghong Duan, Meilan Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Family household
Transmission
MIRU-VNTR genotyping
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07188-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07188-7

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