Abstract
DNA fingerprinting data for 4,207 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were combined with data from a computer program (Origins). Largest population groups were from England (n = 1,031) and India (n = 912), and most prevalent strains were the Euro-American (45%) and East African-Indian (34%) lineages. Combining geographic and molecular data can enhance cluster investigation.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Asia / epidemiology
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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DNA Fingerprinting
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Databases, Nucleic Acid
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Europe / epidemiology
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Humans
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India / epidemiology
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Minisatellite Repeats / genetics
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Molecular Epidemiology*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
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Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / genetics
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology*
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology
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United Kingdom / epidemiology