Clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cases in Acapulco: Spoligotyping and Risk Factors
Recurrence and reinfection of tuberculosis have quite different implications for prevention. We identified 267 spoligotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from consecutive tuberculosis patients in Acapulco, Mexico, to assess the level of clustering and risk factors for clustered strains. Point cluste...
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| Main Authors: | Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera, Yolanda López-Vidal, Eva Harris, Arcadio Morales-Pérez, Steven Mitchell, Miguel Flores-Moreno, Ascencio Villegas-Arrizón, José Legorreta-Soberanis, Robert Ledogar, Neil Andersson |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Developmental Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/408375 |
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