Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Beijing genotype are rarely observed in tuberculosis patients in South America
The frequency of the Beijing genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a cause of tuberculosis (TB) in South America was determined by analyzing genotypes of strains isolated from patients that had been diagnosed with the disease between 1997 and 2003 in seven countries of the subcontinent. In total...
Main Authors: | Viviana Ritacco, Beatriz López, Patricia I Cafrune, Lucilaine Ferrazoli, Philip N Suffys, Norma Candia, Lucy Vásquez, Teresa Realpe, Jorge Fernández, Karla V Lima, Jeannete Zurita, Jaime Robledo, Maria L Rossetti, Afranio L Kritski, Maria A Telles, Juan C Palomino, Herre Heersma, Dick van Soolingen, Kristin Kremer, Lucía Barrera |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2008-08-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000500014 |
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