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The Beijing genotype is emerging among multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Germany.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Sept 2004
Kubica T, Rüsch-Gerdes S, Niemann S
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Germany, 1995 to 2001. OBJECTIVE: To determine the genetic relationship of 451 multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Germany and to identify strains of the Beijing genotype. DESIGN: All strains were analysed using IS6110 fingerprinting and a cluster analysis was performed. Clustering of isolates was used as a measure for recent transmission. RESULTS: Two hundred and fourteen...
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