Severe Clinical Outcomes of Tuberculosis in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, Are Associated with Beijing Strains of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>

Severe Clinical Outcomes of Tuberculosis in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, Are Associated with Beijing Strains of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>

Genotypic variation in Beijing lineages of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), has been associated with hyper virulence and the spread of extensively and multiple drug (X/MDR) resistant MTB strains in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and East A...

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Main Authors: Olha Konstantynovska, Mariia Rekrotchuk, Ivan Hrek, Anton Rohozhyn, Nataliia Rudova, Petro Poteiko, Anton Gerilovych, Eric Bortz, Oleksii Solodiankin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
TB
pulmonary tuberculosis
<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>
MIRU-VNTR genotype
Beijing strain
risk factors
strain replacement
superinfection
re-infection
hospital setting
TB/HIV co-infection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/8/2/75

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