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A molecular epidemiologic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Filipino patients in a suburban community in the Philippines.
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] - 1 Jun 2013
Montoya Jaime C, Murase Yoshiro, Ang Concepcion, Solon John, Ohkado Akihiro
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BACKGROUND: The Philippines is designated as one of the high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries by WHO. We conducted a molecular epidemiologic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected from patients consulting at the health clinics in the city of Santa Rosa, Laguna, a suburban community in the Philippines. METHODS: A total of 116 M. tuberculosis isolates were characterized and genotyped using...
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