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- Title
Spoligotyping of Mycobacterium africanum, Burkina Faso.
- Authors
Gomgnimbou MK; Refrégier G; Diagbouga SP; Adama S; Kaboré A; Ouiminga A; Sola C; Gomgnimbou, Michel K; Refrégier, Guislaine; Diagbouga, Serge P; Adama, Sanou; Kaboré, Antoinette; Ouiminga, Adama; Sola, Christophe
- Abstract
Using Ziehl-Neelsen-positive slides collected from tuberculosis diagnostic centers in Burkina Faso, we showed that 20% of 80 spoligotyping-positive DNA samples had a characteristic Mycobacterium africanum-specific genomic signature. This result suggests that M. africanum is still present in Burkina Faso at almost the same prevalence as 15-20 years ago.
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012, Vol 18, Issue 1, p117
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1801.110275