| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5911888 | Infection, Genetics and Evolution | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠To characterize Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Kanpur district, India by spoligotyping and IS6110-RFLP. ⺠Predominant spoligotypes belonged to Central Asian Delhi family (33.78%) and Beijing family (10.8%). ⺠All isolates clustered by spoligotyping were identified unique by RFLP. âºEleven (14.86%) were multi drug-resistant and out of them, 6 were of ST1/Beijing family. ⺠MDR-TB was significantly higher in Beijing strain (p < 0.0001).
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Sankalp Purwar, Sudhir Chaudhari, V.M. Katoch, Arun Sampath, Pragya Sharma, Prashant Upadhyay, Devendra Singh Chauhan,