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Molecular epidemiology and drug resistance of widespread genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in northwestern Russia.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Oct 2009
Baranov A A, Mariandyshev A O, Mannsåker T, Dahle U R, Bjune G A
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Four administrative territories (Archangel Oblast, Murmansk Oblast, Republic of Karelia, Republic of Komi) in the northwestern federal region of Russia. OBJECTIVE: To describe the genetic diversity and level of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. DESIGN: A total of 176 isolates of M. tuberculosis were tested for drug susceptibility and typed...
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