Article
Association of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes and clinical and epidemiological features - a multi-center study in Taiwan.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Huang Shiang-Fen, Su Wei-Juin, Dou Horng-Yunn, Feng Jia-Yih, Lee Yu-Chin, Huang Ruay-Ming, Lin Ching-Hsiung, Hwang Jhi-Jhu, Lee Jen-Jyh, Yu Ming-Chih
Abstract excerpt
Genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) are related to the geographic origin of the patients and population migration. The relationship between genotypes of MTB and clinical presentations has mainly focused on transmission of multi-drug resistant MTB strain in population. This study aimed to investigate the molecular epidemiology and dynamic change of MTB genotypes in Taiwan, and their association with...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cluster Analysis
- Female
- Genetic Loci
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
