Article
First molecular epidemiology study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kiribati.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Aleksic Eman, Merker Matthias, Cox Helen, Reiher Bereka, Sekawi Zamberi, Hearps Anna C, Ryan Claire E, Lee Adele V, Goursaud Regis, Malau Clement, O'Connor Janet, Cherry Catherine L, Niemann Stefan, Crowe Suzanne M
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis incidence rates in Kiribati are among the highest in the Western Pacific Region, however the genetic diversity of circulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains (MTBC) and transmission dynamics are unknown. Here, we analysed MTBC strains isolated from culture positive pulmona...
Topics
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA Primers
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Micronesia
- Minisatellite Repeats
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Multivariate Analysis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Phylogeny
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length