IS6110 fingerprinting of sensitive and resistant strains (1991-1992) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Colombia
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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97(7): 1005-1008, Oct. 2002. ilus, tab
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
The standardized method to study the polymorphism of IS 6110 was used to characterize 53 isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis obtained during 1991-1992 from 14 regions in Colombia. In Valle region cluster rate was 25 percent (4/16). The mean number of IS6110 band was 10 ± 3. Similarity between strains was of 60 percent in 81 percent of strains and this tended to be correlated with geographic origin. For the first time M. tuberculosis without IS6110 bands in restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was found in Colombia. Additional studies are necessaries in order to best characterize the situation in relation to human immunodeficiency virus epidemic and recent changes in tuberculosis control program
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Elementos de DNA Transponíveis
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Impressões Digitais de DNA
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Colômbia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Bélgica
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Colômbia
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Institute of Tropical Medicine/BE
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Instituto Nacional de Salud/CO
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Universidad del Quindio/CO
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