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Genotypic characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from tuberculous meningitis patients at a tertiary neurocare centre in Southern India.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Chandramuki Akepati, Khanna Neelam, Shashkina Elena, Kurepina Natalia, Mathema Barun, Kreiswirth Barry N, Venkataswamy Manjunatha M
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AIMS: Specific genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) have been reported to cause outbreaks of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in geographical areas that are endemic to TB. However, since there is little epidemiological evidence on the association of particular genotypes that cause tuberculous meningitis (TBM), we sought to investigate the association of specific MTB strains with infection of the central...
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