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Association between mycobacterial genotypes and disease progression in Mycobacterium avium pulmonary infection.
Thorax - 1 Oct 2009
Kikuchi T, Watanabe A, Gomi K, Sakakibara T, Nishimori K, Daito H, Fujimura S, Tazawa R, Inoue A, Ebina M, Tokue Y, Kaku M, Nukiwa T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease, most commonly caused by Mycobacterium avium infection, tends to show variable disease progression, and significant disease predictors have not been adequately established. METHODS: Variable numbers of tandem repeats (VNTR) were evaluated in 16 mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit (MIRU) loci from M avium isolates cultured from respiratory specimens...
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