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Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Khartoum, Sudan.
International journal of mycobacteriology - 1 Jan 2000
Elegail Asrar, Ibrahim Mohamed Nuha Yousif, Mohamed Nour Eman Osman, Hoffner Sven, Haile Melles
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Background: The aim of this study was to characterize the drug resistance profile, and the specific lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains isolated from patients with pulmonary TB in the state of Khartoum in Sudan. Methods: Consecutive sputum samples and clinical data were collected from 406 smear-positive TB patients with pulmonary TB in 2007-2009. The samples were cultured, and drug susceptibility...
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