Distinct Modes of Transmission of Tuberculosis in Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations in Taiwan

• Yih-Yuan Chen ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yih-Yuan Chen, Fan-Chen Tseng

  Affiliation National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli, Taiwan

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• Fan-Chen Tseng ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yih-Yuan Chen, Fan-Chen Tseng

  Affiliations National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Jia-Ru Chang,

  Affiliation National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli, Taiwan

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• Shu-Chen Kuo,

  Affiliation National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli, Taiwan

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• Jen-Jyh Lee,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Hualien Tzu Chi Medical Center, Hualien, Taiwan

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• Jun-Jun Yeh,

  Affiliations Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, China Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan, Meiho university, Pingtung, Taiwan, Department of Medical Research, Pingtung Christian Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Tzong-Shi Chiueh,

  Affiliation Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Jun-Ren Sun,

  Affiliation Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Ih-Jen Su,

  Affiliation National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli, Taiwan

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• Horng-Yunn Dou

  * E-mail: hydou@nhri.org.tw

  Affiliation National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli, Taiwan

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