Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Strains Associated with Febrile Response to Treatment

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Strains Associated with Febrile Response to Treatment

DNA fingerprinting has demonstrated predominance of the Beijing genotype among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Southeast Asia. We prospectively examined the occurrence of Beijing genotype strains in tuberculosis patients in Indonesia. Early in treatment, patients infected with Beijing...

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Main Authors: Reinout van Crevel, Ron H.H. Nelwan, Wilma de Lenne, Yelilsan Veeraragu, Adri G. van der Zanden, Zulkifli Amin, Jos W.M. van der Meer, Dick van Soolingen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
DNA fingerprinting
drug resistance
virulence
immune response
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/5/01-7518_article

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