Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gonzalo, Ximena; Ambroggi, Marta; Cordova, Ezequiel; Brown, Tim; Poggi, Susana; Drobniewski, Francis

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Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Mar 2011
By Gonzalo, Ximena ; Ambroggi, Marta ; Cordova, Ezequiel

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Gonzalo, Ximena ; Ambroggi, Marta ; Cordova, Ezequiel ; Brown, Tim ; Poggi, Susana ; Drobniewski, Francis
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To analyze the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains at a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and mutations related to multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, we conducted a prospective case-control study. Our findings reinforce the value of incorporating already standardized molecular methods for rapidly detecting resistance.
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(3):528-531.
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Journal Article
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17
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3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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