Clustering of tuberculosis cases based on variable-number tandem-repeat typing in relation to the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Netherlands.
J Clin Microbiol
; 51(7): 2427-31, 2013 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-23658260
ABSTRACT
The population structure of 3,776 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates was determined using variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) typing. The degree of clonality was so high that a more relaxed definition of clustering cannot be applied. Among recent immigrants with non-Euro-American isolates, transmission is overestimated if based on identical VNTR patterns.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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DNA Bacteriano
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Repetições Minissatélites
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Tipagem Molecular
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda