Article
A first assessment of the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Cambodia.
BMC infectious diseases - 7 Feb 2011
Zhang Jian, Heng Seiha, Le Moullec Stéphanie, Refregier Guislaine, Gicquel Brigitte, Sola Christophe, Guillard Bertrand
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cambodia is among the 22 high-burden TB countries, and has one of the highest rates of TB in South-East Asia. This study aimed to describe the genetic diversity among clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) isolates collected in Cambodia and to relate these findings to genetic diversity data from neighboring countries. METHODS: We characterized by 24 VNTR loci genotyping and spoligotyping...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cambodia
- Child
- Cluster Analysis
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male