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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis multiple strains in sputum samples from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in south western Uganda using MIRU-VNTR.
Scientific reports - 31 Jan 2022
Micheni Lisa Nkatha, Kassaza Kennedy, Kinyi Hellen, Ntulume Ibrahim, Bazira Joel
Abstract excerpt
Infections with multiple strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are now widely recognized as a common occurrence. Identification of patients infected with multiple strains provides both insight into the disease dynamics and the epidemiology of tuberculosis. Analysis of Mycobacterial Interspersed R...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bacteriological Techniques
- Coinfection
- DNA, Bacterial
- Female
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Interspersed Repetitive Sequences
- Male