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Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Beijing genotype are rarely observed in tuberculosis patients in South America.

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Aug 2008

Ritacco Viviana, López Beatriz, Cafrune Patricia I, Ferrazoli Lucilaine, Suffys Philip N, Candia Norma, Vásquez Lucy, Realpe Teresa, Fernández Jorge, Lima Karla V, Zurita Jeannete, Robledo Jaime, Rossetti Maria L, Kritski Afranio L, Telles Maria A, Palomino Juan C, Heersma Herre, van Soolingen Dick, Kremer Kristin, Barrera Lucía

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The frequency of the Beijing genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a cause of tuberculosis (TB) in South America was determined by analyzing genotypes of strains isolated from patients that had been diagnosed with the disease between 1997 and 2003 in seven countries of the subcontinent. In to...

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PMID: 18797764
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762008000500014

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