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Mycobacterium tuberculosis population structures differ significantly on two Indonesian Islands.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2008
Parwati Ida, van Crevel Reinout, Sudiro Mirawati, Alisjahbana Bachti, Pakasi Trevino, Kremer Kristin, van der Zanden Adri, van Soolingen Dick
Abstract excerpt
Comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotype distributions in different areas might help to find determinants of the emergence of certain genotypes, such as the Beijing family. In this study, M. tuberculosis isolates originating from patients from two Indonesian islands were genotyped, and possible associations with patients' characteristics and drug resistance were explored. A high degree of genetic...
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