Genetic variability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in patients with no known risk factors for MDR-TB in the North-Eastern part of Lima, Peru

The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity among Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex circulating in patients with no known risk factors for multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) living in a high MDR burden area and analyze the relationship between genotypes, primary drug re...

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Published in:	BMC infectious diseases Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 397
Main Authors:	Barletta, Francesca, Otero, Larissa, Collantes, Jimena, Asto, Belisa, de Jong, Bouke C, Seas, Carlos, Rigouts, Leen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 28-08-2013 BioMed Central
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Antitubercular Agents - pharmacology Female Genetic Variation Genotype Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis - classification Mycobacterium tuberculosis - drug effects Mycobacterium tuberculosis - genetics Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Peru Prospective Studies Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - microbiology Young Adult Peru China, People's Rep., Beijing Peru, Lima
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