Species and genotypic diversity of non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated from children investigated for pulmonary tuberculosis in rural Uganda.

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Species and genotypic diversity of non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated from children investigated for pulmonary tuberculosis in rural Uganda.

BMC infectious diseases - 18 Feb 2013

Asiimwe Benon B, Bagyenzi Godwins B, Ssengooba Willy, Mumbowa Francis, Mboowa Gerald, Wajja Anne, Mayanja-Kiiza Harriet, Musoke Philippa M, Wobudeya Eric, Kallenius Gunilla, Joloba Moses L

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BACKGROUND: Smear microscopy, a mainstay of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in developing countries, cannot differentiate M. tuberculosis complex from NTM infection, while pulmonary TB shares clinical signs with NTM disease, causing clinical and diagnostic dilemmas. This study used molecular assays to identify species and assess genotypic diversity of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolates from children...

Topics

Adolescent
BCG Vaccine
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Cohort Studies
Follow-Up Studies
Gastric Juice
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

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Phylogeny

Polymerase Chain Reaction

Prevalence

Rural Population

Species Specificity

Sputum

Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Uganda

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PMID: 23413873
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-88
PMCID: PMC3599115

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