Dominance of the Beijing genotype among XDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Russia
Introduction: The emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant and, more recently, extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB and XDR-TB) is a major concern of public health that hampers efficient TB control. The Mycobacteriology Laboratory in the St. Petersburg Research Institute of Phthisiopul...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology |
Online Access: | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=84;epage=85;aulast=Vyazovaya;type=0 |