Open AccessGenetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates obtained from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Beira city, Mozambique
Author(s) -
Abuchahama Saifodine,
Janet Fyfe,
Aina Sievers,
Elizabeth Coelho,
Khalide Azam,
Jim Black
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of mycobacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2212-554X
pISSN - 2212-5531
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2014.03.004
Subject(s) - lineage (genetic) , genetic diversity , mycobacterium tuberculosis , biology , tuberculosis , molecular epidemiology , population , genetics , genotype , demography , gene , medicine , pathology , sociology
Tuberculosis (TB) represents a serious public health problem in Mozambique, with an estimated incidence rate of 548 cases per 100,000 population in 2011. Information on the molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains circulating in Mozambique is limited. This study provides the first description of the genetic diversity of MTB strains circulating in Beira city, the second largest town in Mozambique.