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The recent trend in mycobacterial strain diversity among extra pulmonary lymph node tuberculosis and their association with drug resistance and the host immunological response in South India.
BMC infectious diseases - 26 Nov 2020
Sivakumar Shanmugam, Chandramohan Yuvaraj, Kathamuthu Gokul Raj, Sekar Gomathi, Kandhasamy Devika, Padmanaban Venkatesan, Hissar Syed, Tripathy Srikanth P, Bethunaickan Ramalingam, Dhanaraj Baskaran, Babu Subash, Ranganathan Uma Devi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) though primarily affects the lungs it may also affect the other parts of the body and referred as extra pulmonary (EPTB). This study is focused on understanding the genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) among tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL), a form of EPTB patients identified in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. METHODS: The genetic diversity was...
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