Mycobacterium africanum Cases, California

Mycobacterium africanum Cases, California

Five Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in California were identified as M. africanum by spoligotyping, single nucleotide polymorphisms, a deletion mutation, and phenotypic traits, confirming it as a cause of tuberculosis in the United States. Three of the five patients from whom M. african...

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Main Authors: Edward Desmond, Ameena T. Ahmed, William S. Probert, Janet Ely, Yvonne Jang, Cynthia A. Sanders, Shou-Yean Lin, Jennifer Flood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Epidemiology
molecular
Tuberculosis
California
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0016_article
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spelling doaj-e54976c0114940ffa2ec50b4775fd1de2020-11-25T00:30:56ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-05-0110592192310.3201/eid1005.030016Mycobacterium africanum Cases, CaliforniaEdward DesmondAmeena T. AhmedWilliam S. ProbertJanet ElyYvonne JangCynthia A. SandersShou-Yean LinJennifer FloodFive Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in California were identified as M. africanum by spoligotyping, single nucleotide polymorphisms, a deletion mutation, and phenotypic traits, confirming it as a cause of tuberculosis in the United States. Three of the five patients from whom M. africanum was isolated had lived in Africa.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0016_articleMycobacteriumMycobacterium tuberculosisEpidemiologymolecularTuberculosisCalifornia
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author Edward Desmond
Ameena T. Ahmed
William S. Probert
Janet Ely
Yvonne Jang
Cynthia A. Sanders
Shou-Yean Lin
Jennifer Flood
spellingShingle Edward Desmond
Ameena T. Ahmed
William S. Probert
Janet Ely
Yvonne Jang
Cynthia A. Sanders
Shou-Yean Lin
Jennifer Flood
Mycobacterium africanum Cases, California
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Epidemiology
molecular
Tuberculosis
California
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Ameena T. Ahmed
William S. Probert
Janet Ely
Yvonne Jang
Cynthia A. Sanders
Shou-Yean Lin
Jennifer Flood
author_sort Edward Desmond
title Mycobacterium africanum Cases, California
title_short Mycobacterium africanum Cases, California
title_full Mycobacterium africanum Cases, California
title_fullStr Mycobacterium africanum Cases, California
title_full_unstemmed Mycobacterium africanum Cases, California
title_sort mycobacterium africanum cases, california
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2004-05-01
description Five Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in California were identified as M. africanum by spoligotyping, single nucleotide polymorphisms, a deletion mutation, and phenotypic traits, confirming it as a cause of tuberculosis in the United States. Three of the five patients from whom M. africanum was isolated had lived in Africa.
topic Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Epidemiology
molecular
Tuberculosis
California
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0016_article
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