The Beijing genotype and drug resistant tuberculosis in the Aral Sea region of Central Asia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>After the collapse of the Soviet Union, dramatically increasing rates of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have been reported from several countries. This development has been mainly attributed to the widespr...

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Main Authors: Rüsch-Gerdess Sabine, Kebede Yared, Doshetov Daribay, Kubica Tanja, Cox Helen, Niemann Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-11-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/6/1/134