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Molecular study of mycobacterial strains prevalent in the Czech Republic in 2014.
Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie : casopis Spolecnosti pro epidemiologii a mikrobiologii Ceske lekarske spolecnosti J.E. Purkyne - 1 Jan 2019
Pinková M, Tietzeová E, Zemanová I, Dvořáková V
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains prevalent in the Czech Republic in 2014. MATERIAL AND METHODS: DNA from 269 M. tuberculosis strains obtained from patients residing in the Czech Republic in 2014. Based on a step-by-step analysis, the strains were classified into genetically related groups using the MIRU-VNTRplus website. RESULTS: Four global lineages were identified: 1 Indo-Oceanic, 2...
Topics
- Cluster Analysis
- Czech Republic
- DNA, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Prevalence
- Tuberculosis
