title: [Phage typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains coming from Nicaragua (preliminary report)].
abstract: Fifty Nicaraguan strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were classified with a scheme of 9 specific phages. A preliminary distribution of characteristic phagotypes of the area is reported, with prevalence of phagotype I (intermedial) (66%), presence of phagotype A (34%) and absence of the rest of the types. Inclusions of phagotypes Bo4 and F-o-WJ within the classification scheme, as well as practical usefulness of the technique in studies directed to disease control, are valued.
authors: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Jiménez Misas
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Valdivia Alvarez
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Mazón Zamora
mesh_terms: D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D009160:Mycobacteriophages; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification*; D009527:Nicaragua
vernacular_title: Fagotipaje de cepas de Mycobacterium tuberculosis procedentes de Nicaragua (reporte preliminar).