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Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Madrid and identification of two new families specific to Spain-related settings.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2005
García de Viedma Darío, Bouza Emilio, Rastogi Nalin, Sola Christophe
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In Spain, tuberculosis (TB) patterns are changing because of the recent increase in the number of cases among immigrants. To establish the composition of circulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains before the effects of foreign strains appear, this study focused on molecular characterization of 233 patient isolates using spoligotyping. The spoligotyping data were further analyzed using an international...
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