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IS1245 genotypic analysis of Mycobacterium avium isolates from patients in Brazil.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 1999
Saad M H, Fonseca L D, Ferrazoli L, Fandinho F, Palaci M, Grinsztejn B, Kritski A, Werneck A, Poltoratskaia N, Johnson W D, Riley L W
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OBJECTIVE: Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection is an emerging opportunistic disease among patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in Brazil. The mode of transmission of M. avium in a developing country setting needs to be better characterized. METHODS: Mycobacterium avium strain collections in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro were analyzed according to the strains' IS1245 DNA gel...
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