Molecular genotyping and epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates obtained from inmates of correctional institutions of Campinas, Southeast Brazil

Molecular genotyping and epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates obtained from inmates of correctional institutions of Campinas, Southeast Brazil

The objective of this study was to investigate the possible transmission of tuberculosis among 39 inmates with positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis smears in four correctional institutions located in Campinas City, SP, Brazil over a 19-month period. Fifty-one M. tuberculosis isolates from these inmat...

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Main Authors: M.S. Moreira-Oliveira, H.B. Oliveira, F. Pace, E.G. Stehling, M.M.M. Rocha, D.C.G. Aily, M. Brocchi, W.D. Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Transmission
Molecular genotyping
Campinas
SP
Brazil
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