Risk factors associated with cluster size of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) of different RFLP lineages in Brazil

Risk factors associated with cluster size of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) of different RFLP lineages in Brazil

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) transmission is influenced by patient-related risk, environment and bacteriological factors. We determined the risk factors associated with cluster size of IS6110 RFLP based genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) isolates from Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Bra...

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Main Authors: Renata Lyrio Peres, Solange Alves Vinhas, Fabíola Karla Correa Ribeiro, Moisés Palaci, Thiago Nascimento do Prado, Bárbara Reis-Santos, Eliana Zandonade, Philip Noel Suffys, Jonathan E. Golub, Lee W. Riley, Ethel Leonor Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Molecular epidemiology
Transmission
Risk factors
Cluster size
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-2969-0

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