Suitability of IS6110-RFLP and MIRU-VNTR for Differentiating Spoligotyped Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates from Sichuan in China

Genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) vary with the geographic origin of the patients and can affect tuberculosis (TB) transmission. This study was aimed to further differentiate spoligotype-defined clusters of drug-resistant MTBC clinical isolates split in Beijing (n = 190) versus...

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Main Authors: Zheng, Chao, Zhao, Yuding, Zhu, Guoqiang, Li, Song, Sun, Honghu, Feng, Qin, Luo, Mei, Wu, Fanzi, Li, Xuefeng, Hill, Véronique, Rastogi, Nalin, Sun, Qun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958788/