Non-Beijing strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China.
In a 2-year prospective study of tuberculosis (TB) patients in China, the prevalences of non-Beijing strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis varied between Shandong Province (20.6%), Shanghai (27.6%), and Sichuan Province (45.9%) (P < 0.005). These differences may be due to factors such as human migration, transmission, or diversification and adaptation of the mycobacteria to different hosts.
Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University, 138 Yi Yue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Peng
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Xin
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Shen
Lihong
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DeRiemer
Jian
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Gao
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