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

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 res...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Svetlana Zhdanova, Scott K. Heysell, Oleg Ogarkov, Galina Boyarinova, Galina Alexeeva, Suporn Pholwat, Elena Zorkaltseva, Eric R. Houpt, Eugeniy Savilov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
Subjects:
tuberculosis
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
MDR-TB
HIV
Siberia
Russian Federation
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Sakha
Sakha Republic
Yakutia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.121108
https://doaj.org/article/1a2f0b7e1d4145f0854417e4a708ed4f
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Summary: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.

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