Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Kandy, Sri Lanka

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-186

  Magana Arachchi, D N ^a   Medagedara, D ^b   Thevanesam, V ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^b Central Chest Clinic   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Heterogeneity; IS6110; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; RFLP; Spoligotyping; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AFRICANUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SRI LANKA;

EID: 80053454939     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60024-8     Document Type: Article

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