Molecular characterization of ofloxacin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Russia.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 52(8): 2937-9, 2008 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-18559646
ABSTRACT
In this work, we studied the variation in the gyrA and gyrB genes in ofloxacin- and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains circulating in northwest Russia. Comparison with spoligotyping data suggested that similar to the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the spread of fluoroquinolone-resistant tuberculosis in Russia may be due, at least partly, to the prevalence of the Beijing genotype in a local population of M. tuberculosis.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Ofloxacino
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Tuberculose Resistente a Múltiplos Medicamentos
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Federação Russa