Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of Beijing genotype are rarely observed in tuberculosis patients in South America

V Ritacco; B López; PI Cafrune; L Ferrazoli; PN Suffys; N Candia; L Vásquez; T Realpe; J Fernández; KV Lima; J Zurita; J Robledo; ML Rossetti; AL Kritski; MA Telles; JC Palomino; H Heersma; D van Soolingen; K Kremer; L Barrera

Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of Beijing genotype are rarely observed in tuberculosis patients in South America

V Ritacco, B López, PI Cafrune, L Ferrazoli, PN Suffys, N Candia, L Vásquez, T Realpe, J Fernández, KV Lima, J Zurita, J Robledo, ML Rossetti, AL Kritski, MA Telles, JC Palomino, H Heersma, D van Soolingen, K Kremer, L Barrera

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Original language	English
Journal	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Volume	103
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	489-492
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0074-0276
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Mycobacteriology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Molecular epidemiology
Strains
Genotypes
Beijing genotype
Prevalence
Virulence
Drug resistance
America-Latin

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Ritacco, V., López, B., Cafrune, PI., Ferrazoli, L., Suffys, PN., Candia, N., Vásquez, L., Realpe, T., Fernández, J., Lima, KV., Zurita, J., Robledo, J., Rossetti, ML., Kritski, AL., Telles, MA., Palomino, JC., Heersma, H., van Soolingen, D., Kremer, K., & Barrera, L. (2008). Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of Beijing genotype are rarely observed in tuberculosis patients in South America. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 103(5), 489-492. http://lib.itg.be/pdf/itg/2008/2008mioc0489.pdf

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