| Literature DB >> 11747703 |
R van Crevel1, R H Nelwan, W de Lenne, Y Veeraragu, A G van der Zanden, Z Amin, J W van der Meer, D van Soolingen.
Abstract
DNA fingerprinting has demonstrated predominance of the Beijing genotype among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Southeast Asia. We prospectively examined the occurrence of Beijing genotype strains in tuberculosis patients in Indonesia. Early in treatment, patients infected with Beijing genotype strains more often had fever unrelated to disease severity, toxicity, or drug resistance, indicating that Beijing genotype strains may have specific pathogenic properties.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11747703 PMCID: PMC2631862 DOI: 10.3201/eid0705.017518
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883