Article
Genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in rural China: using MIRU-VNTR and spoligotyping methods.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2014
Lu Wei, Lu Bing, Liu Qiao, Dong Haiyan, Shao Yan, Jiang Yi, Song Honghuan, Chen Cheng, Li Guoli, Xu Weiguo, Zhao Xiuqin, Wan Kanglin, Zhu Limei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) have been found to be related to the risk of transmission and the development of drug resistance of this pathogen. Thus, exploring the molecular characteristics of MTB is helpful for understanding and controlling the spread of strains...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- China
- Cluster Analysis
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Molecular Typing
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Prevalence
