Genetic profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Tunisia: Predominance and evidence for the establishment of a few genotypes

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 864-872

  Namouchi, Amine ^a   Karboul, Anis ^a   Mhenni, Besma ^a   Khabouchi, Neila ^a   Haltiti, Raja ^b   Hassine, Ridha Ben ^c   Louzir, Béchir ^d   Chabbou, Abdellatif ^e   Mardassi, Helmi ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b Service des Maladies Infectieuses   (Tunisia)

^c Hopital Regional de Zaghouan   (Tunisia)

^d LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e ABDERRAHMAN MAMI HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUNISIA; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; TUNISIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 48949084686     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47483-0     Document Type: Article

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