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Modern lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: implications for the tuberculosis control programe.
African health sciences - 1 Sept 2012
Mihret A, Bekele Y, Aytenew M, Assefa Y, Abebe M, Wassie L, Loxton G A, Yamuah L, Aseffa A, Walzl G, Howe R
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BACKGROUND: The genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains is important to have unique insights into the dissemination dynamics and evolutionary genetics of this pathogen and for TB control as it allows the detection of suspected outbreaks and the tracing of transmission chains. OBJECTIVE: To characterize M. tuberculois isolates collected from newly diagnosed pulmonary TB patients in Addis Ababa METHODS:...
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