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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage favors the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the Republic of Georgia.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2010
Niemann Stefan, Diel Roland, Khechinashvili George, Gegia Medea, Mdivani Nino, Tang Yi-Wei
Abstract excerpt
High rates and transmission of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) have been associated with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) Beijing lineage, pointing to the importance of pathogen genetic factors for the modulation of infection outcome and epidemiology. We present here an in-depth analysis of the population structure of MTBC strains from the Republic of Georgia, a high-incidence setting at...
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