Abstract
To assess the spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype among patients with multidrug-resistant and extensively resistant tuberculosis in Bulgaria, we genotyped 188 (72%) of 261 microbiologically confirmed resistant isolates obtained during 2007-2011. The estimated prevalence of the Beijing genotype among these patients was 3.2%.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology
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Bulgaria / epidemiology
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Female
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Genotype
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History, 21st Century
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
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Phenotype
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / epidemiology*
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / history
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology*