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Population structure of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in South Africa.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2012
Chihota Violet N, Müller Borna, Mlambo Charmaine K, Pillay Manormoney, Tait Marisa, Streicher Elizabeth M, Marais Else, van der Spuy Gian D, Hanekom Madeleine, Coetzee Gerrit, Trollip Andre, Hayes Cindy, Bosman Marlein E, Gey van Pittius Nico C, Victor Tommie C, van Helden Paul D, Warren Robin M
Abstract excerpt
Genotyping of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from tuberculosis (TB) patients in four South African provinces (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Gauteng) revealed a distinct population structure of the MDR strains in all four regions, despite the evidence of substantial human migration between these settings. In all analyzed provinces, a negative correlation...
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