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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is an independent risk factor for tuberculosis treatment failure in Indonesia.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Feb 2010
Parwati Ida, Alisjahbana Bachti, Apriani Lika, Soetikno Rista D, Ottenhoff Tom H, van der Zanden Adri G M, van der Meer Jos, van Soolingen Dick, van Crevel Reinout
Abstract excerpt
Animal studies have shown that the globally emerging Beijing genotype strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are more virulent than other strains. We examined whether Beijing strains increase treatment failure in a prospective cohort study in Indonesia. Among 818 tuberculosis cases, positive sputu...
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