Heterogeneity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Yangon, Myanmar [2]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4907-4908

  Phyu, Sabai ^a   Jureen, Roland ^a   Ti, Ti ^b   Dahle, Ulf R ^c   Grewal, Harleen M S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b National TB Control Program   (Myanmar)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYANMAR; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MYANMAR; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0141889116     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4907-4908.2003     Document Type: Letter

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