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A first insight into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Veracruz, Mexico.
International journal of mycobacteriology - 1 Jan 2000
Almaraz-Velasco Raquel, Munro-Rojas Daniela, Fuentes-Domínguez Javier, Muñiz-Salazar Raquel, Ibarra-Estela Maria Angélica, Guevara-Méndez Alma Delia, Chaparro-Martinez Rosa Icela, Perez-Navarro Monserrat, Zenteno-Cuevas Roberto
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most important infectious diseases. Although Mexico is one of the Latin American countries with the largest contribution to these statistics, there are few reports that describe the genotypic characteristics of TB. The aim of this study was to use the MIRU-VNTR-24 loci to analyze the genetic diversity of M. tuberculosis circulating in the state of...
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