Universal Genotyping in Tuberculosis Control Program, New York City, 2001–2003

Universal Genotyping in Tuberculosis Control Program, New York City, 2001–2003

In 2001, New York City implemented genotyping to its tuberculosis (TB) control activities by using IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and spoligotyping to type isolates from culture-positive TB patients. Results are used to identify previously unknown links among genotypically cl...

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Main Authors: Carla M. Clark, Cynthia R. Driver, Sonal S. Munsiff, Jeffrey R. Driscoll, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Benyang Zhao, Adeleh Ebrahimzadeh, Max Salfinger, Amy S. Piatek, Jalaa' Abdelwahab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Genotyping
tuberculosis
epidemiology
transmission
perspective
New York
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/5/05-0446_article

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