Major spoligotype families of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from tuberculosis patients in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

South Africa is burdened with tuberculosis (TB) which is aggravated by the concurrent epidemic of HIV as well as the emergence of drug resistance. In most developed countries molecular techniques have been used to look at the dynamics of the TB epidemic however, despite the prevalence that is high i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nqini, Babalwa J
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Fort Hare 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1006877