First description of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype in Argentina

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 92-95

  Morcillo, N ^a   Di Giulio, B ^b   Chirico, C ^c   Kuriger, A ^c   Dolmann, A ^d   Alito, A ^e   Zumarraga M ^e   Van Soolingen, D ^f   Kremer, K ^f   Cataldi, A ^e  

^a Laboratorio de Referencia   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Petrona V de Cordero   (Argentina)

^c Programa de Control de Tuberculosis   (Argentina)

^d Hospital Zonal de Agudos y Cronicos Dr Antonio A Cetrangolo   (Argentina)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beijing; Epidemiology; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Spoligotyping; W strain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARGENTINA; ASIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CONTACT TRACING; DNA, BACTERIAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 24344489074     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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