DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from patients with and without AIDS in Rio de Janeiro

DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from patients with and without AIDS in Rio de Janeiro

Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis derived from patients with AIDS from a single hospital in Rio de Janeiro were typed using a standardized RFLP technique detecting IS6110 polymorphism. Nineteen isolates were obtained from 15 different patients. Eleven distinct IS6110 patterns were found, with 4...

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Main Authors: M.E. Ivens-de-Araujo, F.C. Fandinho, A.M. Werneck-Barreto, V. Gonçalves-Veloso, B. Grinstejn, M.K. Lourenço, E. Werneck-Barroso, W.M. Degrave, P.N. Suffys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1998-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
tuberculosis
fingerprinting
AIDS
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