Primary Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 2 Regions, Eastern Siberia, Russian Federation

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Zhdanova, Svetlana ; Heysell, Scott K. ; Ogarkov, Oleg ; Boyarinova, Galina ; Alexeeva, Galina ; Pholwat, Suporn ; Zorkaltseva, Elena ; Houpt, Eric R. ; Savilov, Eugeniy
• Description:
  Of 235 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients who had not received tuberculosis treatment in the Irkutsk oblast and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), eastern Siberia, 61 (26%) were multidrug resistant. A novel strain, S 256, clustered among these isolates and carried eis-related kanamycin resistance, indicating a need for locally informed diagnosis and treatment strategies.
• Subjects:
  Dispatch Genotype HIV MDR TB MIRU-VNTR Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit PncA Pyrazinamide Russian Federation Siberia Tuberculosis Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacteria

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(10):1649-1652.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8d1551f00cda292e0b28ec6c0765d0bade09807037253676cad08f761c3de6e7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20917/cdc_20917_DS1.pdf
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