Determination of circulating <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>strains and transmission patterns among pulmonary TB patients in Kawempe municipality, Uganda, using MIRU-VNTR

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units - variable number of tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTR) genotyping is a powerful tool for unraveling clonally complex <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>(MTB) strains and detection of...

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Main Authors: Dickman Katherine R, Whalen Christopher C, Odong Paul R, Katabazi Fred A, Kateete David P, Nabyonga Lydia, Moses Joloba L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/280