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[Molecular characteristics of multiresistant clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated in Russia].
Molekuliarnaia genetika, mikrobiologiia i virusologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Generozov E V, Akopian T A, Govorun V M, Chernousova L N, Larionova E E, Savinkova S N, Smirnova T G, Golyshevskaia V I, Khomenko A G
Abstract excerpt
The efficiency of tuberculosis control programs is largely determined by methods for rapid diagnosis of the agent. In comparison with the traditional methods, new molecular technologies for characterization of mycobacteria appear to be more promising, because the result can be obtained in almost no time. Sixty-five strains of M. tuberculosis isolated in various regions of Russia were investigated. Drug resistance...
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