A country-wide study of spoligotype and drug resistance characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from children in China.

A country-wide study of spoligotype and drug resistance characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from children in China.

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is still a big threat to human health, especially in children. However, an isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture from pediatric cases remains a challenge. In order to provide some scientific basis for children TB control, we investigated the genotyping and dru...

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Main Authors: Weiwei Jiao, Zhiguang Liu, Rui Han, Xiuqin Zhao, Fang Dong, Haiyan Dong, Hairong Huang, Jianling Tian, Qinjing Li, Lulu Lian, Qingqin Yin, Wenqi Song, Kanglin Wan, A-Dong Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3875490?pdf=render

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