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Transmission of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Mongolia is driven by Beijing strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to all first-line drugs.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Dec 2016
Gurjav Ulziijargal, Erkhembayar Baasansuren, Burneebaatar Buyankhishig, Narmandakh Erdenegerel, Tumenbayar Oyuntuya, Hill-Cawthorne Grant A, Marais Ben J, Sintchenko Vitali
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BACKGROUND: Mongolia has high and rising rates of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Spatio-temporal and programmatic evidence suggests a major contribution from MDR-TB transmission, but genotypic evidence has not been assessed. METHODS: All MDR-TB cases identified during 2012 were examined. Demographic and bacteriological data were obtained from the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory. Isolates...
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