Rapid molecular diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rangipo strain responsible for the largest recurring TB cluster in New Zealand.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address:

Published: June 2017

Despite New Zealand being a low-tuberculosis (TB) burden country, there are disproportionately high rates of TB in particular populations. Here, we report a rapid molecular diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rangipo strain responsible for the largest recurring TB cluster in New Zealand.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.03.012DOI Listing

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