Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Community Health Centers of Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil

Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from tuberculosis (TB) patients attended in Community Health Centers (CHCs) of Rio de Janeiro was performed to verify possible risk factors for TB transmission. A prospective community-based study was performed during the period of July 1996 to De...

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Main Authors: Maraníbia C Oelemann, Amanda NB Fontes, Marcia A da Silva Pereira, Yolanda Bravin, Guida Silva, Wim Degrave, Anna Cristina Carvalho, Rossana C Brito, Afrânio L Kritski, Philip N Suffys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2007-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000400005