Genetic diversity, transmission dynamics, and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Luanda, Angola

Genetic diversity, transmission dynamics, and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Luanda, Angola

Objective/background: Despite the important role that the African region plays in a global tuberculosis (TB) epidemiological context, many countries in the region still lack data on the prevalence of specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and drug resistance. This is the case for Angola, which...

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Main Authors: João Perdigao, Sofia Clemente, Jorge Ramos, Pedro Masakidi, Diana Machado, Carla Silva, Isabel Couto, Miguel Viveiros, Nuno Taveira, Isabel Portugal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Angola
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit–variable number of tandem repeats
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Spoligotyping
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=5;spage=38;epage=39;aulast=Perdigao

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