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: Zhdanova, Svetlana, Heysell, Scott K., Ogarkov, Oleg, Boyarinova, Galina, Alexeeva, Galina, Pholwat, Suporn, Zorkaltseva, Elena, Houpt, Eric R., Savilov, Eugeniy
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
Subjects:
Dispatch
Sakha
Sakha Republic
Yakutia
Siberia
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810730
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24047678
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.121108
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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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