High transmissibility of the modern Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis in homeless patients of Japan - 22/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.tube.2009.05.007
Takayuki Wada a, ⁎ 
, Sami Fujihara a, Akira Shimouchi b, Makoto Harada c, Hisashi Ogura d, Sohkichi Matsumoto c, Atsushi Hase a
, Sami Fujihara a, Akira Shimouchi b, Makoto Harada c, Hisashi Ogura d, Sohkichi Matsumoto c, Atsushi Hase a a Department of Microbiology, Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, 8-34 Tojo-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543-0026, Japan
b Department of Infectious Disease, Health Center of Osaka City, 1-2-7-1000 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-0051, Japan
c Department of Bacteriology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
d Department of Virology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
Corresponding author. Tel.: +81 6 6771 3148; fax: +81 6 6772 0676.Summary |
A population-based study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from homeless tuberculosis patients was performed during 2002–2004 in Osaka City, Japan. The data show that the ancient Beijing subfamily was predominant, whereas clustered isolates based on refined variable number of tandem repeats genotyping (19 loci) mainly belonged to the modern Beijing subfamily, suggesting its increased transmissibility.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Beijing family, VNTR, Japan, Homeless
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Vol 89 - N° 4
P. 252-255 - juillet 2009 Retour au numéro
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