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First insight into Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in Paraguay.
BMC microbiology - 8 Aug 2007
Candia Norma, Lopez Beatriz, Zozio Thierry, Carrivale Marcela, Diaz Chyntia, Russomando Graciela, de Romero Nilda J, Jara Juan C, Barrera Lucia, Rastogi Nalin, Ritacco Viviana
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BACKGROUND: We present a picture of the biodiversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Paraguay, an inland South American country harboring 5 million inhabitants with a tuberculosis notification rate of 38/100,000. RESULTS: A total of 220 strains collected throughout the country in 2003 were classified by spoligotyping into 79 different patterns. Spoligopatterns of 173 strains matched 51 shared international types...
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