Rifampin- and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Russian Civilians and Prison Inmates: Dominance of the Beijing Strain Family

Rifampin- and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Russian Civilians and Prison Inmates: Dominance of the Beijing Strain Family

Consecutive patient cultures (140) of Mycobacteriium tuberculosis were collected from five Russian civilian and prison tuberculosis laboratories and analyzed for rifampin (rpoB) and isoniazid resistance (inhA, katG, ahpC); transmission of Beijing family isolates; and the importance of prison and pre...

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Main Authors: Francis Drobniewski, Yanina Balabanova, Michael Ruddy, Laura Weldon, Katya Jeltkova, Timothy Brown, Nadezdna Malomanova, Elvira Elizarova, Alexander Melentyey, Ebgeny Mutovkin, Svetlana Zhakharova, Ivan Fedorin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Russia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/11/02-0507_article

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