Editorial commentary: genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China and missing links in the chain of ongoing transmission of tuberculosis

Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jul 15;61(2):228-32. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ259. Epub 2015 Mar 31.

Authors

Sandra M Arend¹, Dick van Soolingen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center.
² Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven Departments of Pulmonary Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, The Netherlands.

PMID: 25829002
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ259

No abstract available

Keywords: China; genotyping; transmission; tuberculosis; variable number of tandem repeats.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Male
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics*
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / transmission*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / transmission*
Urban Population / statistics & numerical data*