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Predominance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis EAI and Beijing lineages in Yangon, Myanmar.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2009
Phyu Sabai, Stavrum Ruth, Lwin Thandar, Svendsen Øyvind S, Ti Ti, Grewal Harleen M S
Abstract excerpt
Isolates of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage are associated with high rates of transmission, hypervirulence and drug resistance. The Beijing lineage has been shown to dominate the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in East Asia; however, the diversity and frequency of M. tuberculosis genotypes from Myanmar are unknown. We present the first comprehensive study describing the M. tuberculosis isolates...
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