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Molecular Characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Isolated from Cutaneous Tuberculosis Patients in China.
Acta dermato-venereologica - 6 Apr 2017
Jiang Haiqin, Jin Yali, Vissa Varalakshmi, Zhang Liangfen, Liu Weijun, Qin Lianhua, Wan Kanglin, Wu Xiaocui, Wang Hongsheng, Liu Weida, Wang Baoxi
Abstract excerpt
Cutaneous tuberculosis (CTB) is probably underreported due to difficulties in detection and diagnosis. To address this issue, genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from 30 patients with CTB were mapped at multiple loci, namely, RD105 deletions, spacer oligonucleotides, and Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable Number Tandem Repeats (MIRU-VNTRs). Fifty-eight strains of pulmonary...
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