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Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated in the State of Parana in southern Brazil.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jan 2009
Malaghini Marcelo, Brockelt Sonia Regina, Burger Marion, Kritski Afrânio, Thomaz-Soccol Vanete
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Sequence IS6110 has been successfully used throughout the world for characterizing the Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages. The aim of this study was to obtain data about circulating strains of M. tuberculosis in patients from the State of Parana in southern Brazil. Sixty-two clinical specimens obtained from sputum, bronchial aspirate, biopsy and urine from 62 patients clinically diagnosed with tuberculosis and...
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