Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Emerging in Vietnam

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Emerging in Vietnam

To assess whether the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is emerging in Vietnam, we analyzed 563 isolates from new cases by spoligotyping and examined the association between the genotype and age, resistance, and BCG vaccination status. Three hundred one (54%) patients were infected with Be...

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Main Authors: Dang Duc Anh, Martien W. Borgdorff, L.N. Van, N.T.N. Lan, Tamara van Gorkom, Kristin Kremer, Dick van Soolingen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Beijing genotype
mycobacterium tuberculosis
spoligotyping
streptomycin resistance
Vietnam
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/3/00-0312_article
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Summary:To assess whether the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is emerging in Vietnam, we analyzed 563 isolates from new cases by spoligotyping and examined the association between the genotype and age, resistance, and BCG vaccination status. Three hundred one (54%) patients were infected with Beijing genotype strains. The genotype was associated with younger age (and hence with active transmission) and with isoniazid and streptomycin resistance, but not with BCG vaccination.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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