Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gonzalo, Ximena ; Ambroggi, Marta ; Cordova, Ezequiel ; Brown, Tim ; Poggi, Susana ; Drobniewski, Francis
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Antitubercular Agents Argentina Bacterial Proteins Case-Control Studies Dispatch Drug Resistance Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Female Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Molecular Epidemiology Mutation Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Prospective Studies Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacteria

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(3):528-531.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e4d41f6827dbf5c75689cf7b56bac91f5826228c2e412db87ecb65cf84ae22c1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18289/cdc_18289_DS1.pdf
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