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Transmission of multidrug-resistant strains ofMycobacterium tuberculosis in a high incidence community

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  1. Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Stellenbosch, PO Box 19063, South Africa

    T. C. Victor, R. Warren & P. D. van Helden

  2. Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

    N. Beyers

  3. Medical Research Council Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Stellenbosch, PO Box 19063, 7505, Tygerberg, South Africa

    N. Beyers

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Victor, T.C., Warren, R., Beyers, N. et al. Transmission of multidrug-resistant strains ofMycobacterium tuberculosis in a high incidence community. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 548–549 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01708244

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