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High clustering rates of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Panama.
BMC infectious diseases - 23 Sept 2013
Rosas Samantha, Bravo Jaime, Gonzalez Franklin, de Moreno Nora, Sanchez Joel, Gavilan Ronnie G, Goodridge Amador
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis continues to be one of the leading causes of death worldwide and in the American region. Although multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a threat to TB control in Panama, few studies have focused in typing MDR-TB strains. The aim of our study was to characterize MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates using PCR-based genetic markers. METHODS: From 2002 to 2004, a total...
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