Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Southwestern Colombia

Authors :: Dick van Soolingen
Liliana Forero
Juan C. Rozo
Luisa María Nieto
Beatriz E. Ferro
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 7, Pp 1259-1262 (2011), Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17, 7, pp. 1259-62, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17, 1259-62
Publication Year :: 2011
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011.
Abstract: Contains fulltext : 98118.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Using spoligotyping, we identified 13 genotypes and 17 orphan types among 160 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The Beijing genotype represented 15.6% of the isolates and was correlated with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, female sex of the patients, and residence in Buenaventura and may represent a new public health threat. 01 juli 2011

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