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Molecular Epidemiological Interpretation of the Epidemic of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa
- Source :
- Journal of clinical microbiology. 53(11)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- We show that the interpretation of molecular epidemiological data for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is dependent on the number of different markers used to define transmission. Using spoligotyping, IS6 110 DNA fingerprinting, and DNA sequence data, we show that XDR-TB in South Africa (2006 to 2008) was predominantly driven by the acquisition of second-line drug resistance.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
Genetic Markers
Tuberculosis
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Antitubercular Agents
Drug resistance
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Biology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
South Africa
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
medicine
Humans
Epidemics
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Molecular Epidemiology
Molecular epidemiology
Base Sequence
Transmission (medicine)
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Sequence Analysis, DNA
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Virology
DNA Fingerprinting
DNA profiling
Genetic marker
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1098660X
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical microbiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c51d30b4bb0e45259a061a41b8a1f75c