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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Baja California, Mexico: A result of human migration?
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2017
Flores-López Carlos A, Zenteno-Cuevas Roberto, Laniado-Laborín Rafael, Reynaud Yann, García-Ortiz Rosa Alejandra, González-Y-Merchand Jorge A, Rivera Sandra, Vázquez-Chacón Carlos A, Vaughan Gilberto, Martínez-Guarneros José Armando, Victoria-Cota Nelva Lorena, Cruz-Rivera Mayra, Rastogi Nalin, Muñiz-Salazar Raquel
Abstract excerpt
The State of Baja California (BC) exhibits the highest incidence and prevalence rates of tuberculosis (TB), and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) in Mexico. However information about the circulation of M. tuberculosis lineages in BC and Mexico as a whole is limited. Here, we describe the genetic relationship and genetic diversity among M. tuberculosis clinical isolates (n=140) collected in BC between October 2009...
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