Spoligotyping of Mycobacterium africanum, Burkina Faso

Gomgnimbou, Michel K.; Refrégier, Guislaine; Diagbouga, Serge P.; Adama, Sanou; Kaboré, Antoinette; Ouiminga, Adama; Sola, Christophe

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Spoligotyping of Mycobacterium africanum, Burkina Faso

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Jan 2012

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Emerg Infect Dis. 18(1):117-119.

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Gomgnimbou, Michel K. ; Refrégier, Guislaine ; Diagbouga, Serge P. ; Adama, Sanou ; Kaboré, Antoinette ; ... More ▼

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Using Ziehl-Neelsen-positive slides collected from tuberculosis diagnostic centers in Burkina Faso, we showed that 20% of 80 spoligotyping-positive DNA samples had a characteristic Mycobacterium africanum-specific genomic signature. This result suggests that M. africanum is still present in Burkina Faso at almost the same prevalence as 15-20 years ago.

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