title: Spoligotyping of Mycobacterium africanum, Burkina Faso.
abstract: Using Ziehl-Neelsen-positive slides collected from tuberculosis diagnostic centers in Burkina Faso, we showed that 20% of 80 spoligotyping-positive DNA samples had a characteristic Mycobacterium africanum-specific genomic signature. This result suggests that M. africanum is still present in Burkina Faso at almost the same prevalence as 15-20 years ago.
authors.affiliation: CNRS–Université Paris–Sud, Orsay, France.
authors.forename: Michel K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gomgnimbou
authors.forename: Guislaine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Refrégier
authors.forename: Serge P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Diagbouga
authors.forename: Sanou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adama
authors.forename: Antoinette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaboré
authors.forename: Adama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ouiminga
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sola
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial