Detection of multiple strains of <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>using MIRU-VNTR in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many studies using DNA fingerprinting to differentiate <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>(MTB) strains reveal single strains in cultures, suggesting that most disease is caused by infection with a single strain. However...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/349 |