Article
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Uganda genotype is the predominant cause of TB in Kampala, Uganda.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Apr 2008
Asiimwe B B, Koivula T, Källenius G, Huard R C, Ghebremichael S, Asiimwe J, Joloba M L
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Rubaga Division, Kampala, Uganda. OBJECTIVE: To use polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based regions of difference (RD) analysis to study the species diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from a community-based sample of tuberculosis (TB) patients from Rubaga and to perfo...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Genotype
- Humans
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Prevalence
- Sputum
- Tuberculosis
- Uganda