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Mycobacterial Lineages Causing Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis, Ethiopia

Authors :
Rebuma Firdessa
Stefan Berg
Elena Hailu
Esther Schelling
Balako Gumi
Girume Erenso
Endalamaw Gadisa
Teklu Kiros
Meseret Habtamu
Jemal Hussein
Jakob Zinsstag
Brian D. Robertson
Gobena Ameni
Amanda J. Lohan
Brendan Loftus
Iñaki Comas
Sebastien Gagneux
Rea Tschopp
Lawrence Yamuah
Glyn Hewinson
Stephen V. Gordon
Douglas B. Young
Abraham Aseffa
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 460-463 (2013)
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013.

Abstract

Molecular typing of 964 specimens from patients in Ethiopia with lymph node or pulmonary tuberculosis showed a similar distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains between the 2 disease manifestations and a minimal role for M. bovis. We report a novel phylogenetic lineage of M. tuberculosis strongly associated with the Horn of Africa.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
19
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.12e88315f042bcb14ed7f565a1fca8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1903.120256