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Mycobacterium tuberculosis population in northwestern Russia: an update from Russian-EU/Latvian border region.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Mokrousov Igor, Vyazovaya Anna, Otten Tatiana, Zhuravlev Viacheslav, Pavlova Elena, Tarashkevich Larisa, Krishevich Valery, Vishnevsky Boris, Narvskaya Olga
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to characterize the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Pskov oblast in northwestern Russia, to view it in the geographical context, to compare drug resistance properties across major genetic families. Ninety M. tuberculosis strains from tuberculosis (TB) patients, permanent residents in Pskov oblast were subjected to LAM-specific IS6110-PCR and spoligotyping, followed by...
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