Mycobacterium tuberculosis RD-Rio Strain in Kazakhstan
Mycobacterium tuberculosis RD-Rio strains are still rare in the former Soviet Union countries and Asia. We describe a strain in Kazakhstan that belongs to the RD-Rio secondary branch, which is endemic to northwest Russia and eastern Europe. Although RD-Rio strains are frequently multidrug resistant,...
Published in: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2503.181179 https://doaj.org/article/1bf34deb4a544273a5ecbbfca39a230f |
Summary: | Mycobacterium tuberculosis RD-Rio strains are still rare in the former Soviet Union countries and Asia. We describe a strain in Kazakhstan that belongs to the RD-Rio secondary branch, which is endemic to northwest Russia and eastern Europe. Although RD-Rio strains are frequently multidrug resistant, this heterogeneous branch included only drug-susceptible isolates. |
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