Use of Short Tandem Repeat Sequences to Study Mycobacterium leprae in Leprosy Patients in Malawi and India

BACKGROUND: Inadequate understanding of the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae makes it difficult to predict the impact of leprosy control interventions. Genotypic tests that allow tracking of individual bacterial strains would strengthen epidemiological studies and contribute to our understanding...

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Autores principales: Young, Saroj K., Ponnighaus, Jorg M., Jain, Suman, Lucas, Sebastian, Suneetha, Sujai, Lockwood, Diana N. J., Young, Douglas B., Fine, Paul E. M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2271132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18398487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000214

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2271132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18398487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000214

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