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Genotyping of Mycobacterium intracellulare isolates and clinical characteristics of lung disease.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 May 2013
Kim S-Y, Lee S-T, Jeong B-H, Park H Y, Jeon K, Kim J-W, Shin S J, Koh W-J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) loci were recently identified in Japanese isolates of Mycobacterium intracellulare. We hypothesised that some mycobacterial genotypes are more virulent than others, resulting in particular genotypes being associated with disease phenotype and progression. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the VNTR loci of M. intracellulare in clinical isolates from Korean patients, and...
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