Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype emerging in Vietnam.

To assess whether the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is emerging in Vietnam, we analyzed 563 isolates from new cases by spoligotyping and examined the association between the genotype and age, resistance, and BCG vaccination status. Three hundred one (54%) patients were infected with Be...

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Autores principales: Anh, D D, Borgdorff, M W, Van, L N, Lan, N T, van Gorkom, T, Kremer, K, van Soolingen, D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10827122
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Sumario:To assess whether the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is emerging in Vietnam, we analyzed 563 isolates from new cases by spoligotyping and examined the association between the genotype and age, resistance, and BCG vaccination status. Three hundred one (54%) patients were infected with Beijing genotype strains. The genotype was associated with younger age (and hence with active transmission) and with isoniazid and streptomycin resistance, but not with BCG vaccination.

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