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Distinctiveness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes from human immunodeficiency virus type 1-seropositive and -seronegative patients in Lima, Peru.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2003
Ahmed Niyaz, Caviedes Luz, Alam Mahfooz, Rao K Rajender, Sangal Vartul, Sheen Patricia, Gilman Robert H, Hasnain Seyed E
Abstract excerpt
Genotypic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates obtained from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-seropositive (n = 80) and -seronegative (n = 25) patients from Lima, Peru, revealed two distinct genotypes correlating with the host immune status. While the level of intrastrain diversity of DNA fingerprints of HIV-seropositive isolates was less pronounced, these isolates showed many clonal groupings.
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