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Tuberculosis
New findings in tuberculosis described by A. Ohkado and co-researchers
June 10th, 2008
"Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan. To evaluate the status of transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Shinjuku City to allocate resources efficiently and effectively for a successful tuberculosis (TB) control programme," investigators in Tokyo, Japan report. "Observational descriptive study combining the genotype data of M. tuberculosis with TB patient profiles. The genotype clustering rate was significantly higher in males (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.94, 95 % CI 1.04-3.65, P = 0.038), patients aged <40 years (aOR 2.09, 95%CI 1.17-3.71, P = 0.012) and the homeless (aOR 2.72, 95%CI 1.42-5.20, P = 0.002), and was lower for the foreign-born (aOR 0.21, 95%CI 0.06-0.76,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-10)
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