Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is associated with HIV infection in Mozambique
PLos ONE; 7 (9), 2012
The Beijing genotype is a lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is distributed worldwide and responsible for large epidemics, associated with multidrug-resistance. However, its distribution in Africa is less understood due to the lack of data. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence and possible t...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/epidemiologia, Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/microbiologia, Coinfecção/epidemiologia, Moçambique, Coinfecção/microbiologia, Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genética, Polimorfismo de Fragmento de Restrição, Tuberculose Resistente a Múltiplos Medicamentos/genética, Tuberculose Pulmonar/microbiologia