Predominance of a single genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in regions of Southern Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-318

  Chihota, V ^a   Apers, L ^b   Mungofa, S ^c   Kasongo, W ^d   Nyoni, I M ^d   Tembwe, R ^e   Mbulo, G ^e   Tembo, M ^d   Streicher, E M ^a   Van Der Spuy, G D ^a   Victor, T C ^a   Van Helden, P ^a   Warren, R M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c Harare City Health   (Zimbabwe)

^d TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH CENTRE   (Zambia)

^e Chest Disease Laboratory   (Zambia)

Author keywords

IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism; Molecular epidemiology; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Spoligotyping; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VARIATION (GENETICS); ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33947411737     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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