Pulmonary tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe: analysis by spoligotyping

BACKGROUND Over the last 10 years there has been a fourfold increase in cases of tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe. The use of molecular epidemiology to understand tuberculosis transmission in this epidemic has been hampered by the availability of suitable culture facilities. A study was therefore un...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Thorax 1998-05, Vol.53 (5), p.346-350
Hauptverfasser:	Heyderman, R S, Goyal, M, Roberts, P, Ushewokunze, S, Zizhou, S, Marshall, B G, Makombe, Robert, Van Embden, J D A, Mason, P R, Shaw, R J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Alcohol Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Bacterial Typing Techniques Biological and medical sciences Cross-Sectional Studies Demography Deoxyribonucleic acid Developing Countries DNA DNA, Bacterial - analysis Epidemiology Female genetic fingerprinting HIV HIV infection Human bacterial diseases Human immunodeficiency virus Humans In Situ Hybridization Infections Infectious diseases Luminescent Measurements Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mycobacterium tuberculosis - classification Mycobacterium tuberculosis - genetics Original Patients Polymerase Chain Reaction Prospective Studies Proteins pulmonary tuberculosis Questionnaires Rural areas Sputum - microbiology Studies Tropical medicine Tuberculosis tuberculosis transmission Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology Urban Population Zimbabwe
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