GENETIC POLYMORPHISM OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION IN EASTEN SIBERIA

S. N. Zhdanova; O. B. Ogarkov; A. N. Zarbuev; L. S. Untanova; E. D. Savilov

Acta Biomedica Scientifica (Sep 2012)

GENETIC POLYMORPHISM OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION IN EASTEN SIBERIA

S. N. Zhdanova,
O. B. Ogarkov,
A. N. Zarbuev,
L. S. Untanova,
E. D. Savilov

Affiliations

S. N. Zhdanova: Scientific Centre of the Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
O. B. Ogarkov: Scientific Centre of the Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
A. N. Zarbuev: Republican Clinical TB Dispensary
L. S. Untanova: Republican Clinical TB Dispensary
E. D. Savilov: Scientific Centre of the Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences; Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Continuing Education

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 0, no. 5(1)
pp. 47 – 50

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A total 61 randomly selected strains of M. tuberculosis were genotyped by the 12 loci of MIRU-VNTR. It was shown the predominance of the Beijing genetic group (78,4 %) in population of mycobacterium from the patients with tuberculosis and. human immunodeficiency virus infection in Irkutsk region and. Buryatia. Multidrug resistance was observed in 34,4 % of the studied strains without significant differences among representatives of Beijing and non-Beijing.

Published in Acta Biomedica Scientifica

ISSN: 2541-9420 (Print); 2587-9596 (Online)
Publisher: Scientific Сentre for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems
Country of publisher: Russian Federation
LCC subjects: Science
Website: http://actabiomedica.ru/en/

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