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Case Reports
. 1984 Dec;130(6):1095-9.
doi: 10.1164/arrd.1984.130.6.1095.

The usefulness of phage typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates

D E Snider Jr, W D Jones, R C Good
Case Reports

The usefulness of phage typing Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates

D E Snider Jr et al. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1984 Dec.

Abstract

Mycobacteriophage typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates was used as an epidemiologic aid in investigating the transmission of tuberculosis in community, industrial, and institutional outbreaks. The technique was also useful in other situations, e.g., documenting congenital transmission of infection and distinguishing exogenous reinfection from endogenous reactivation. Additional studies are indicated to further explore the value of phage typing for tracking the transmission of tuberculosis in the community.

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