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[Presence of Bejing genotype among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in two centres of the Region Metropolitana of Chile].
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 1 Feb 2014
Meza Paulina, Balcells M Elvira, Miranda Carolina, Cifuentes Marcela, Wozniak Aniela, García Patricia
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BACKGROUND: Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (cMtb) allows us to know geographically predominant lineages. Some lineages spread more rapidly and are associated with multidrug resistance, particularly Beijing, which has been reported in Latin America (Peru). There is little information about this topic in Chile and there are no reports of the presence of the Beijing genotype. AIM: To determine the...
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