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Molecular characterization of rifampicin- and isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in Kazakhstan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2011
Kozhamkulov Ulan, Akhmetova Ainur, Rakhimova Saule, Belova Elena, Alenova Arike, Bismilda Venera, Chingissova Lyailya, Ismailov Shahimurat, Ramanculov Erlan, Momynaliev Kuvat
Abstract excerpt
Kazakhstan is one of the 14 countries with a high rate of morbidity due to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) in WHO European region. The aim of our study was to characterize mutations associated with drug resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Kazakhstan. M. tuberculosis strains were isolated from TB patients in different regions of Kazakhstan. A drug...
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