Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from alow-endemic setting in northwestern state of Paraná in Southern Brazil

Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from alow-endemic setting in northwestern state of Paraná in Southern Brazil

The purpose of this study was to provide information about the genetic diversity and prevalent genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a low-endemic setting in northwestern state of Paraná in Southern Brazil. We employed spoligotyping and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number...

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Main Authors: Erika Noda Noguti, Clarice Queico Fujimura Leite, Ana Carolina Malaspina, Adolfo Carlos Barreto Santos, Rosário Dominguez Crespo Hirata, Mario Hiroyuki Hirata, Elsa Massae Mamizuka, Rosilene Fressatti Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
tuberculosis
molecular epidemiology
spoligotyping
MIRU
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