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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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390763/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30789328 https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2503.181179 |
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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