Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with multiple copies of IS6110 elements in Gulbarga, South India

Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with multiple copies of IS6110 elements in Gulbarga, South India

Abstract This study was carried out to ascertain the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by insertion sequence 6110 (IS6110) based DNA fingerprinting method in Gulbarga district belonging to the southern part of India. Results showed that among the 52 M. tuberculosis isolates studied, 57.7% exh...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of mycobacteriology 2013-12, Vol.2 (4), p.237-239
Hauptverfasser: Abraham, Philip Raj, Chauhan, Aradhana, Gangane, Ravindranath, Sharma, Vishnu Datta, Shivannavar, Channappa
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Sprache:eng
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Gulbarga
Infectious Disease
IS6110
Medical Education
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RFLP
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract This study was carried out to ascertain the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by insertion sequence 6110 (IS6110) based DNA fingerprinting method in Gulbarga district belonging to the southern part of India. Results showed that among the 52 M. tuberculosis isolates studied, 57.7% exhibited more than 5 copies of IS6110 showing the prevalence of M. tuberculosis with multiple copies of IS6110 elements.
ISSN:2212-5531
2212-554X
DOI:10.1016/j.ijmyco.2013.09.003