Population dynamics of tuberculous Bacilli in Cameroon as assessed by spoligotyping.

Francioli Koro Koro (1, 2) , Yannick Kamdem Simo (1) , Félix Fotso Piam (1) , Jurgen Noeske (3) , Cristina Gutierrez (4) , Christopher Kuaban (5) , Sara Irène Eyangoh (1)

1 Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
2 University of Yaoundé I
3 GIZ - German International Cooperation
4 FIND - Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics
5 University of Yaoundé [Cameroun]

Genetic assessment by spoligotyping of 565 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains collected from the Western Region of Cameroon between 2004 and 2005 has confirmed the establishment of the "Cameroon family" as the leading cause of tuberculosis in 45.9% of cases and evidenced the rapid quasi extinction of Mycobacterium africanum, isolated in 3.3% of tuberculosis cases.

Domains: Microbiology and Parasitology

Francioli Koro Koro, Yannick Kamdem Simo, Félix Fotso Piam, Jurgen Noeske, Cristina Gutierrez, et al.. Population dynamics of tuberculous Bacilli in Cameroon as assessed by spoligotyping.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2013, 51 (1), pp.299-302. ⟨10.1128/JCM.01196-12⟩. ⟨pasteur-00835858⟩