Mixed infection and clonal representativeness of a single sputum sample in tuberculosis patients from a penitentiary hospital in Georgia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies on recurrent tuberculosis (TB), TB molecular epidemiology and drug susceptibility testing rely on the analysis of one <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>isolate from a single sputum sample collected at different...

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Main Authors: Portaels Françoise, Willery Eve, Sadradze Nikoloz, Jugheli Levan, Shamputa Isdore C, Supply Philip, Rigouts Leen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/7/1/99