| Literature DB >> 10827122 |
D D Anh1, M W Borgdorff, L N Van, N T Lan, T van Gorkom, K Kremer, D van Soolingen.
Abstract
To assess whether the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is emerging in Vietnam, we analyzed 563 isolates from new cases by spoligotyping and examined the association between the genotype and age, resistance, and BCG vaccination status. Three hundred one (54%) patients were infected with Beijing genotype strains. The genotype was associated with younger age (and hence with active transmission) and with isoniazid and streptomycin resistance, but not with BCG vaccination.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10827122 PMCID: PMC2640863 DOI: 10.3201/eid0603.000312
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883