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Comparison between molecular epidemiology, geographical regions and drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from Iranian and Afghan patients.
Chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2006
Ramazanzadeh Rashid, Farnia Parissa, Amirmozafari Nour, Ghazi Farideh, Ghadertotonchi Zeinab, Kamran Jaber, Mohammadi Frouzan, Mirsaedi Mehdi, Masjedi Mohammadreza
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and its associated risk factors. The susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were tested against four first-line antituberculous drugs and were typed by spoligotyping. Spoligotyping of M. tuberculosis strains resulted in 95 different patterns that were divided into three evolutionary groups (1-3). Eighty-six...
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