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Characterization of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates circulating in Siberia.
BMC infectious diseases - 3 Sept 2014
Dymova Maya A, Cherednichenko Andrey G, Alkhovik Olga I, Khrapov Eugeny A, Petrenko Tatjana I, Filipenko Maxim L
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BACKGROUND: The spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis compromises effective control of tuberculosis (TB) in Siberia. Early identification of drug-resistant isolates is, therefore, crucial for effective treatment of this disease. The aim of this study was to conduct drug susceptibility testing and identify mutations in drug resistance genes in clinical...
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