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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains circulating in the penitentiary system of Kazakhstan.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Mar 2014
Ibrayeva A, Kozhamkulov U, Raiymbek D, Alenova A, Igilikova S, Zholdybayeva E, Abildaev T, Momynaliev K
Abstract excerpt
A total of 60 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected from patients in prisons in Kazakhstan and 125 from the civilian sector were examined using mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number of tandem repeat analysis in 2012. The proportion of tuberculosis strains with unique...
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