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Drug resistance and Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain diversity in TB/HIV co-infected patients in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Sept 2017
Mai Trinh Quynh, Van Anh Nguyen Thi, Hien Nguyen Tran, Lan Nguyen Huu, Giang Do Chau, Hang Pham Thi Thu, Lan Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Marais Ben J, Sintchenko Vitali
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BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain diversity and drug resistance among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Vietnam have not been described previously. METHODS: We examined M. tuberculosis isolates from TB/HIV co-infected patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Drug susceptibility testing (DST), spoligotyping and 24-locus Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit (MIRU-24 typing)...
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