The predominance of Ethiopian specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis families and minimal contribution of Mycobacterium bovis in tuberculous lymphadenitis patients in Southwest Ethiopia

The predominance of Ethiopian specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis families and minimal contribution of Mycobacterium bovis in tuberculous lymphadenitis patients in Southwest Ethiopia

No === Background: Ethiopia has an extremely high rate of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, dominated by tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN). However, little is known about Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBc) lineages re-sponsible for TBLN in Southwest Ethiopia.Methods:A total of 304 MTBc isolates fro...

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Main Authors: Tadesse, M., Abebe, G., Bekele, A., Bezabih, M., de Rijk, P., Meehan, Conor J., de Jong, B.C., Rigouts, L.
Language:en
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium bovis
Tuberculous lymphadenitis
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17305

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