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Mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotypes and drug susceptibility pattern of isolates from tuberculosis patients in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda.
BMC infectious diseases - 28 Jul 2008
Asiimwe Benon B, Ghebremichael Solomon, Kallenius Gunilla, Koivula Tuija, Joloba Moses L
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BACKGROUND: The poor peri-urban areas of developing countries with inadequate living conditions and a high prevalence of HIV infection have been implicated in the increase of tuberculosis (TB). Presence of different lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been described in different parts of the world. This study determined the predominant strain lineages that cause TB in Rubaga division, Kampala, Uganda, and...
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