Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing isolates from the Mediterranean area |
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| Authors: | M Alonso N Alonso Rodriguez C Garzelli M Martínez Lirola M Herranz S Samper MJ Ruiz Serrano E Bouza D García de Viedma |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas,Hospital Gregorio Mara?ón,Madrid,Spain;2.Unidad Central de Análisis Molecular (UCAM),Hospital Gregorio Mara?ón,Madrid,Spain;3.CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES),Spain;4.Dipartimento de Patologia Sperimentale, Biotecnologie Mediche, Infettivologia ed Epidemiologia,Università de Pisa,Pisa,Italy;5.Complejo Hospitalario Torrecárdenas,Almería,Spain;6.Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud,Zaragoza |
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| Abstract: | Background The Beijing lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is causing concern due to its global distribution and its involvement in severe outbreaks. Studies focused on this lineage are mainly restricted to geographical settings where its prevalence is high, whereas those in other areas are scarce. In this study, we analyze Beijing isolates in the Mediterranean area, where this lineage is not prevalent and is mainly associated with immigrant cases. |
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