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Characterization of drug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis derived from Russian inmates.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Oct 2004
Shemyakin I G, Stepanshina V N, Ivanov I Y, Lipin M Y, Anisimova V A, Onasenko A G, Korobova O V, Shinnick T M
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SETTING: Tuberculosis ward of a prison in Russia. OBJECTIVE: Molecular characterization of drug-resistant isolates. DESIGN: Isolates were collected from all tuberculosis patients occurring in the prison over a 1-year period. RESULTS: Of 130 patients studied, 17 patients produced pan-susceptible i...
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