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Genotyping of Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Sudan Using Spoligotyping.

Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: sputum samples were collected from pulmonary Tuberculosis patients attending references Laboratories and diagnostic centers in Khartoum and Eastern Sudan in (2011-2013). The mycobacteria were genotyped using Spoligotyping technique and data obtained were analyzed and compared to the SPOLDB4 database. Among the 75 isolate analyzed, 57(76%) were identified by SPOLDB4 and 18 (24%) could not be matched to any lineages. The most prevalent genotype cluster was MANU2 38 (50.7%) followed by CASI Delhi 8 (10.7%). In the study SIT54 was the most common pattern 37 (49.3%) followed by SIT25 6(8%).
Source: PubMed
DOI: 10.12691/ajmr-3-4-1
Authors: Muataz M Eldirdery, Intisar E Alrayah, Mona Oa Awad ElkareIm, Fatima A Khalid, Asrar M A/Salam Elegail, Nuha Y Ibrahim, Eman O M Nour, Rahma H Ali, Elena Hailu, Markos Abebe, Abraham Aseffa, Najem Aldin M Osman, Maowia M Mukhtar, Nihad M A Elhaj, Atif A Elagib
Institutions: National Centre for Research (Sudan), Shaqra University, Kassala University, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Omdurman Islamic University, University of Khartoum
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1525146127
FWCI: 0.518
Cites: 16
Cited by: 6
Related to: 10