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The Beijing genotype and drug resistant tuberculosis in the Aral Sea region of Central Asia.
Respiratory research - 8 Nov 2005
Cox Helen Suzanne, Kubica Tanja, Doshetov Daribay, Kebede Yared, Rüsch-Gerdess Sabine, Niemann Stefan
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BACKGROUND: After the collapse of the Soviet Union, dramatically increasing rates of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have been reported from several countries. This development has been mainly attributed to the widespread breakdown of TB control systems and declining socio-economic status. However, recent studies have raised concern that the Beijing genotype of Mycobacterium...
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