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Prevalence of Beijing genotype in Latvian multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Nov 2003
Tracevska T, Jansone I, Baumanis V, Marga O, Lillebaek T
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Predominant genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis include the Beijing family, which has caused large tuberculosis outbreaks and has been associated with increased virulence and multidrug resistance (MDR). OBJECTIVE: To search for the Beijing genotype among Latvian MDR patients to characterise their DNA isolates at the molecular level. DESIGN: MDR isolates were spoligotyped and tested for gene mutations...
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