Article
Genetic diversity among multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Mexico.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2013
Martinez-Guarneros Armando, Rastogi Nalin, Couvin David, Escobar-Gutierrez Alejandro, Rossi Livia Maria Gonçalves, Vazquez-Chacon Carlos A, Rivera-Gutierrez Sandra, Lozano Daniela, Vergara-Castañeda Arely, Gonzalez-Y-Merchand Jorge A, Vaughan Gilberto
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis is an important public health problem in Mexico. However, limited information about the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains circulating in the country is available. In this work, 109 multidrug-resistant (MDR) M. tuberculosis isolates collected in 23 different stat...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibiotics, Antitubercular
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
