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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2011
Gonzalo Ximena, Ambroggi Marta, Cordova Ezequiel, Brown Tim, Poggi Susana, Drobniewski Francis
Abstract excerpt
To analyze the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains at a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and mutations related to multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, we conducted a prospective case-control study. Our findings reinforce the value of incorporating already standardized molecular methods for rapidly detecting resistance.
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