ABSTRACT The Beijing family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains has been associated
with epidemic spread and an increased likelihood of developing drug resistance. The …

Background. Although several hot spots of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have been
identified on the African continent, extensive drug resistance (XDR) has not been reported …

Tuberculosis is an ever-changing field. The editors and authors of “Tuberculosis 2007–from
basic science to patient care” have made every effort to provide information that is accurate …

The current study evaluated Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, for genomic deletions. One locus in our panel of PCR targets failed to amplify in∼ …

Background China is one of the high burden countries of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)
infection globally, with high incidence and mortality. We studied the molecular …

Spoligotyping was performed on 540 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in order to
evaluate the genetic biodiversity of tubercle bacilli in India. One hundred and forty seven …

Background We present a picture of the biodiversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in
Paraguay, an inland South American country harboring 5 million inhabitants with a …

BACKGROUND: South Africa has a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).
METHODS: Routine drug susceptibility testing was performed prospectively over a 2-year …

SETTING: Zimbabwe and Zambia. OBJECTIVE: To determine the genetic diversity of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from tuberculosis (TB) patients in Zimbabwe …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection caused mainly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(MTB). The development of paleopathology and paleoepidemiology in infectious diseases …