Evaluation of Non-HIV-Related, Drug-Sensitive Cluster Outbreaks of Tuberculosis with PCR-based DNA Fingerprinting
OBJECTIVES: To characterize two cluster outbreaks of tuberculosis by DNA fingerprinting and to evaluate the possibility of their association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and multiple drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1996-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/723501 |