Genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains from newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in Northwest Ethiopia reveals a predominance of East-African-Indian and Euro-American lineages
Objectives: This study described the population structure of M. tuberculosis complex (MTBc) strains among patients with pulmonary or lymph node tuberculosis (TB) in Northwest Ethiopia and tested the performance of culture isolation and MPT64-based speciation for Lineage 7 (L7). Methods: Patients wer...
Main Authors: | Mebrat Ejo, Gabriela Torrea, Cecile Uwizeye, Meseret Kassa, Yilak Girma, Tiruzer Bekele, Yilkal Ademe, Ermias Diro, Florian Gehre, Leen Rigouts, Bouke C. de Jong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-02-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220323237 |
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