DNA-FINGERPRINTING OF MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS STRAINS FROM PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN HONDURAS

Authors
PINEDAGARCIA L FERRERA A HOFFNER SE
Citation
L. Pinedagarcia et al., DNA-FINGERPRINTING OF MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS STRAINS FROM PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN HONDURAS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 35(9), 1997, pp. 2393-2397
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
35
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2393 - 2397
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1997)35:9<2393:DOMSFP>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from 84 patients with pulmonary tu berculosis in Honduras were characterized by restriction fragment leng th polymorphism analysis. Seventy-three different IS6110 patterns were found; 63 of these were unique and 10 were shared by two to three str ains each. Thus, no ongoing spread of any specific clone of bacteria c ould be demonstrated.