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Molecular snapshot of Mycobacterium tuberculosis population in Kazakhstan: a country-wide study.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Sept 2015
Skiba Yuriy, Mokrousov Igor, Ismagulova Gulnara, Maltseva Elina, Yurkevich Nadezhda, Bismilda Venera, Chingissova Lyailya, Abildaev Tleuhan, Aitkhozhina Nagima
Abstract excerpt
Republic of Kazakhstan is among the 27 high multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) burden countries in the world. Here, we analyzed the population structure and phylogeography of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kazakhstan and impact of the identified genotypes on spread of drug resistant strains. A total of 159 M. tuberculosis isolates from different regions of Kazakhstan were typed using 24-MIRU-VNTR and...
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