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Genetic profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis revealed "modern" Beijing strains linked to MDR-TB from Southwestern Colombia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Nieto Ramirez Luisa Maria, Ferro Beatriz E, Diaz Gustavo, Anthony Richard M, de Beer Jessica, van Soolingen Dick
Abstract excerpt
Beijing strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (lineage 2) have been associated with drug-resistance and transmission of tuberculosis worldwide. Most of the Beijing strains identified in the Colombian Pacific coast have exhibited a multidrug resistant (MDR) phenotype. We sought to evaluate the clonality and sublineage of Beijing strains circulating in Southwestern Colombia. Thirty-seven Beijing strains were...
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