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BMJ Publishing Group, Thorax, 2(60), p. 136-137, 2005

DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.030841

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Tuberculosis in contacts need not indicate disease transmission

Journal article published in 2005 by B. Winje, S. Nordtvedt, T. Mannsaaker, E. Heldal, P. Sandven, H. M. S. Grewal, Winje Ba, D. Caugant, U. R. Dahle ORCID, Caugant Da
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Abstract

Background: Traditional contact investigation is an important tool for controlling tuberculosis. It may also help to indicate drug susceptibility patterns when Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures are not available. Such investigations often underestimate the degree of transmission found by genotyping, but overestimation may also occur. This report is the result of a routine successive DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of M tuberculosis isolated in Norway.