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Distribution and transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineages among children in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: To gain insight into the transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in peri-urban Kampala-Uganda, we performed a household contact study using children as a surrogate for recent transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Using this approach, we sought to understand M. tuberculosis complex...
Autores principales: | Wampande, Eddie M., Mupere, Ezekiel, Jaganath, Devan, Nsereko, Mary, Mayanja, Harriet K., Eisenach, Kathleen, Boom, W. Henry, Gagneux, Sebastien, Joloba, Moses L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4588907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26424324 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0455-z |
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