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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Brazil before the whole genome sequencing era: a literature review.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2021
Conceição Emilyn Costa, Salvato Richard Steiner, Gomes Karen Machado, Guimarães Arthur Emil Dos Santos, da Conceição Marília Lima, Souza E Guimarães Ricardo José de Paula, Sharma Abhinav, Furlaneto Ismari Perini, Barcellos Regina Bones, Bollela Valdes Roberto, Anselmo Lívia Maria Pala, Sisco Maria Carolina, Niero Cristina Viana, Ferrazoli Lucilaine, Refrégier Guislaine, Lourenço Maria Cristina da Silva, Gomes Harrison Magdinier, de Brito Artemir Coelho, Catanho Marcos, Duarte Rafael Silva, Suffys Philip Noel, Lima Karla Valéria Batista
Abstract excerpt
Molecular-typing can help in unraveling epidemiological scenarios and improvement for disease control strategies. A literature review of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in Brazil through genotyping on 56 studies published from 1996-2019 was performed. The clustering rate for mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units - variable tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTR) of 1,613 isolates were: 73%, 33% and 28% based on...
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