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MIRU-VNTR typing of drug-resistant tuberculosis isolates in Greece.
Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease - 1 Aug 2011
Rovina Nikoletta, Karabela Simona, Constantoulakis Pantelis, Michou Vassiliki, Konstantinou Konstantinos, Sgountzos Vassileios, Roussos Charis, Poulakis Nikolaos
Abstract excerpt
The increasing immigration rate in Greece from countries with a high prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) may have an impact οn the number of MDR-TB cases in Greece. The aim of this study was to genotypically characterize the MTB isolates from patients with pulmonary drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Greece, and to determine whether there is any...
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