Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Is Associated with HIV Infection in Mozambique

The Beijing genotype is a lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is distributed worldwide and responsible for large epidemics, associated with multidrug-resistance. However, its distribution in Africa is less understood due to the lack of data. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence and possi...

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Main Authors: Viegas, Sofia O., Machado, Adelina, Groenheit, Ramona, Ghebremichael, Solomon, Pennhag, Alexandra, Gudo, Paula S., Cuna, Zaina, Langa, Egídio, Miotto, Paolo, Cirillo, Daniela M., Rastogi, Nalin, Warren, Rob M., van Helden, Paul D., Koivula, Tuija, Källenius, Gunilla
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3737140/