Genotypic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates and its association with drug-resistance status in Xinjiang, China.

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Xinjiang is a unique region of Central Asian part of China. It is widely noted for high tuberculosis burden and particularly for growing prevalence of drug resistance. Understanding genotypic distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis could help clarify unknown causes for the spread of drug-resistant strains. We analyzed 986 M. tuberculosis isolates collected from Xinjiang. Two genotyping schemes, i.e.,...

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• Bacterial Typing Techniques
• China
• Genotype
• Microbial Sensitivity Tests
• Minisatellite Repeats