Article
[Molecular strain typing contribution to epidemiology of tuberculosis in Limousin (1998 to 2006)].
Medecine et maladies infectieuses - 1 Jun 2008
Bezanahary H, Baclet M-C, Sola C, Gazaille V, Turlure P, Weinbreck P, Denis F, Martin C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We conducted a molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Limousin, a French area with a low incidence of tuberculosis (4.8/100,000 inhabitants in 2005) to define the molecular diversity and the pattern of transmission. DESIGN: Two hundred and fifty-nine strains were isolated (each strain corresponds to one patient) from 1998 to 2006. Both spoligotyping and MIRU15 were chosen for our...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Female
- France
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
