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M. tuberculosis genotypic diversity and drug susceptibility pattern in HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected patients in northern Tanzania.
BMC microbiology - 31 May 2007
Kibiki Gibson S, Mulder Bert, Dolmans Wil M V, de Beer Jessica L, Boeree Martin, Sam Noel, van Soolingen Dick, Sola Christophe, van der Zanden Adri G M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem and HIV is the major cause of the increase in TB. Sub-Saharan Africa is endemic for both TB and HIV infection. Determination of the prevalence of M. tuberculosis strains and their drug susceptibility is important for TB control.TB positive culture, BAL fluid or sputum samples from 130 patients were collected and genotyped. The spoligotypes were correlated...
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