Estimation of Recent Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains among Iranian and Afghan Immigrants: A Cluster-Based Study.

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Abstract

Iran has extended borders with high-TB burden countries (Afghanistan and Pakistan) and immigrations of these populations influences TB distribution in the region and threatens the control strategies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent of recent TB transmission among Iranian and Afghan cases.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Clin Diagn Res

Title: Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR

Publisher: JCDR Research and Publications

ISSN: 2249-782X

ISSN (Print): 0973-709X

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2014

Volume: 8

Issue: 9

Affiliations

[1 ] Post Graduate, Department of Microbiology, Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD),Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran .

[2 ] PhD Student, Department of Microbiology, Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD),Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran .

[3 ] Associated Professor, Department of Microbiology, Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD),Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran .

[4 ] Professor, Department of Microbiology, Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD),Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran .

Article

DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/8886.4864

PMC ID: 4225883

PubMed ID: 25386431

SO-VID: 4caf7019-ae67-4649-8b46-3a3281705641

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Keywords: Transmission,Mycobacterium tuberculosis,Minimum spanning tree,Iran,Genotyping,Cluster-graph method

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Keywords: Transmission, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Minimum spanning tree, Iran, Genotyping, Cluster-graph method

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