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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec;109(12):819-820.
doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcw202. Epub 2016 Dec 22.

Whole-genome sequencing identifies nosocomial transmission of extra-pulmonary M. tuberculosis

T M Walker  1   2 , D W Crook  3   2   4 , T E A Peto  3   2   4 , C P Conlon  3   2
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Whole-genome sequencing identifies nosocomial transmission of extra-pulmonary M. tuberculosis

T M Walker et al. QJM. 2016 Dec.
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CT thorax image of case 1. Nodule seen in peripheral right lung field.
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