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[Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis by Strains of Beijing Family, in Patients from Lisbon, Portugal: Preliminary Report].
Acta medica portuguesa - 31 Mar 2017
Maltez Fernando, Martins Teresa, Póvoas Diana, Cabo João, Peres Helena, Antunes Francisco, Perdigão João, Portugal Isabel
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INTRODUCTION: Beijing family strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are associated with multidrug-resistance. Although strains of the Lisboa family are the most common among multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant patients in the region, several studies have reported the presence of the Beijing family. However, the features of patients from whom they were isolated, are not yet known. MATERIAL AND...
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