Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype, the Netherlands

To determine whether the Beijing genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is emerging in the Netherlands, we collected data on 6,829 patients during 1993 to 2000. Six percent had the Beijing genotype. This genotype was associated with diagnosis in recent years, young age, nationality, and multidrug re...

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Autores principales: Borgdorff, Martien W., de Haas, Petra, Kremer, Kristin, van Soolingen, Dick
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14609469
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.020743
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Sumario:To determine whether the Beijing genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is emerging in the Netherlands, we collected data on 6,829 patients during 1993 to 2000. Six percent had the Beijing genotype. This genotype was associated with diagnosis in recent years, young age, nationality, and multidrug resistance.

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