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E M Streicher1, S L Sampson1, K Dheda2, T Dolby3, J A Simpson3, T C Victor1, N C Gey van Pittius1, P D van Helden1, R M Warren4.
Abstract
We show that the interpretation of molecular epidemiological data for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is dependent on the number of different markers used to define transmission. Using spoligotyping, IS6110 DNA fingerprinting, and DNA sequence data, we show that XDR-TB in South Africa (2006 to 2008) was predominantly driven by the acquisition of second-line drug resistance.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26338863 PMCID: PMC4609696 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01414-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948