First insights into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil

• Hauptverfasser: Aída Cristina do Nascimento Silva (Verfasst von), Lucilaine Ferrazoli (Verfasst von), Vera Simonsen (Verfasst von), Joice Neves Reis (Verfasst von), Susan Martins Pereira (Verfasst von), Theomira Mauadie de Azevedo Carmo (Verfasst von), Eduardo Luiz Andrade Mota (Verfasst von), Mitermayer Galvão Reis (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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This study constitutes a first attempt to describe the genetic population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil. A total of 56 confirmed cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, identified between March and June 2008, were analyzed using restriction fragment le...