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Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Sicily, Italy: what has changed after a decade?

2014

Background We aimed to investigate the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates in the province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, by characterizing 183 isolates identified in the years 2004-2012. A comparison with 104 MTBC strains identified in the same geographic area in the years 1994-2000 was also carried out. Methods One hundred eighty-three MTBC isolates identified in Palermo, Italy, in the years 2004-2012 were analyzed by spoligotyping and the 24 mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit (MIRU)-variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) method typing. Susceptibility testing to streptomycin, isoniazid, rifampin and ethambutol was also performed. Furthermore, the…

AdultMaleSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia ClinicaVeterinary medicineTuberculosis Sicily Epidemiology Spoligotyping MIRU-VNTRTuberculosisGenotypeEpidemiologyLineage (evolution)Microbial Sensitivity TestsMinisatellite RepeatsSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataMIRU-VNTRDrug Resistance BacterialIsoniazidMedicineTuberculosisHumansTypingSicilyAntibiotics AntitubercularEthambutolSpoligotypingMolecular EpidemiologyMolecular epidemiologybiologybusiness.industryMycobacterium tuberculosisMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationMolecular TypingInfectious DiseasesParasitologyMycobacterium tuberculosis complexStreptomycinFemaleRifampinbusinessEthambutolmedicine.drugResearch ArticleBMC Infectious Diseases
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