Article
Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from a tertiary care tuberculosis hospital in South Korea.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2010
Shamputa Isdore Chola, Lee Jongseok, Allix-Béguec Caroline, Cho Eun-Jin, Lee Ji-im, Rajan Vignesh, Lee Eun Gae, Min Jin Hong, Carroll Matthew W, Goldfeder Lisa C, Kim Jin Hee, Kang Hyung Seok, Hwang Soohee, Eum Seok-Yong, Park Seung Kyu, Lee Hyeyoung, Supply Philip, Cho Sang-Nae, Via Laura E, Barry Clifton E
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an immense public health problem in the Republic of Korea despite a more than fivefold decrease in the prevalence of the disease over the last 3 decades. The rise in drug-resistant TB has compounded the situation. We analyzed 208 clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis from...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antitubercular Agents
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA Fingerprinting
- DNA, Bacterial
- Female
- Genetic Variation