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Trends in molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation.
BMC microbiology - 18 Dec 2015
Mokrousov Igor, Vyazovaya Anna, Solovieva Natalia, Sunchalina Tatiana, Markelov Yuri, Chernyaeva Ekaterina, Melnikova Natalia, Dogonadze Marine, Starkova Daria, Vasilieva Neliya, Gerasimova Alena, Kononenko Yulia, Zhuravlev Viacheslav, Narvskaya Olga
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Russian Republic of Karelia is located at the Russian-Finnish border. It contains most of the historical Karelia land inhabited with autochthonous Karels and more recently migrated Russians. Although tuberculosis (TB) incidence in Karelia is decreasing, it remains high (45.8/100 000 in 2014) with the rate of multi-drug resistance (MDR) among newly diagnosed TB patients reaching 46.5 %. The study aimed...
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