Article
Temporal dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in New South Wales, Australia.
BMC infectious diseases - 23 Aug 2014
Gurjav Ulziijargal, Jelfs Peter, McCallum Nadine, Marais Ben J, Sintchenko Vitali
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, its transmission dynamics and population structure have become important determinants of targeted tuberculosis control programs. Here we describe recent changes in the distribution of M. tuberculosis genotypes in New South Wales (NSW), Australia and compared strain types with drug resistance, site of disease and demographic data. METHODS: We...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- New South Wales
- Phylogeny
