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DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative patients in Kampala, Uganda.
BMC infectious diseases - 5 Feb 2009
Asiimwe Benon B, Joloba Moses L, Ghebremichael Solomon, Koivula Tuija, Kateete David P, Katabazi Fred A, Pennhag Alexander, Petersson Ramona, Kallenius Gunilla
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BACKGROUND: The identification and differentiation of strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by DNA fingerprinting has provided a better understanding of the epidemiology and tracing the transmission of tuberculosis. We set out to determine if there was a relationship between the risk of belonging to a group of tuberculosis patients with identical mycobacterial DNA fingerprint patterns and the HIV sero-status of...
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