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Prevalence of Latin-American-Mediterranean genetic family in population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Bulgaria.
International journal of mycobacteriology - 1 Sept 2015
Valcheva Violeta, Rastogi Nalin, Mokrousov Igor
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) control remains an important public health priority for Bulgaria. The population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is clonal and certain genetic families of this species (e.g., Latin-American-Mediterranean [LAM]) have attracted more attention due to their global dissemination and/or particular pathogenic properties, e.g., association with multidrug resistance (MDR). The aim of this study...
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