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Genotyping and spatial analysis of pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes cases in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Blanco-Guillot Francles, Castañeda-Cediel M Lucía, Cruz-Hervert Pablo, Ferreyra-Reyes Leticia, Delgado-Sánchez Guadalupe, Ferreira-Guerrero Elizabeth, Montero-Campos Rogelio, Bobadilla-Del-Valle Miriam, Martínez-Gamboa Rosa Areli, Torres-González Pedro, Téllez-Vazquez Norma, Canizales-Quintero Sergio, Yanes-Lane Mercedes, Mongua-Rodríguez Norma, Ponce-de-León Alfredo, Sifuentes-Osornio José, García-García Lourdes
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genotyping and georeferencing in tuberculosis (TB) have been used to characterize the distribution of the disease and occurrence of transmission within specific groups and communities. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that diabetes mellitus (DM) and pulmonary TB may occur in spatial and molecular aggregations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of...
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