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Whole genome sequence analysis of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing isolates from an outbreak in Thailand.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Oct 2015
Regmi Sanjib Mani, Chaiprasert Angkana, Kulawonganunchai Supasak, Tongsima Sissades, Coker Olabisi Oluwabukola, Prammananan Therdsak, Viratyosin Wasna, Thaipisuttikul Iyarit
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family is often associated with multidrug resistance and large outbreaks. Conventional genotyping study of a community outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) that occurred in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand was carried out. The study revealed that the outbreak was clonal and the strain was identified as a member of Beijing family. Although, the outbreak...
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