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Genetic diversity and primary drug resistance transmission in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in southern Mexico.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2021
Ordaz-Vázquez Anabel, Torres-González Pedro, Cruz-Hervert Pablo, Ferreyra-Reyes Leticia, Delgado-Sánchez Guadalupe, García-García Lourdes, Kato-Maeda Midori, Ponce-De-León Alfredo, Sifuentes-Osornio José, Bobadilla-Del-Valle Miriam
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis is a global human health threat, especially in developing countries. The present study aimed to describe the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and to measure the transmission rates of primary and acquired resistance. A total of 755 M. tuberculosis isolates from a cohort study of patients with culture-confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis in Orizaba, Veracruz, performed between 1995 and 2010...
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