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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-30
pubmed:abstractText
A collection of 119 strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the Archangel Oblast, Russia, in 1998 and 1999 were studied by using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis with the IS6110 probe and spoligotyping. Resistance of the strains to antituberculosis drugs was analyzed by the BACTEC method, and mutations associated with rifampin resistance were detected by using the Inno-LiPA Rif. TB test. RFLP analysis and spoligotyping demonstrated that 53 (44.5%) of the strains belonged to the Beijing genotype. These strains showed a significantly higher rate of resistance than M. tuberculosis strains of other genotypes circulating in the region. In particular, 43.4% of the strains of the Beijing genotype were multidrug resistant; in contrast, only 10.6% of the other strains were. Of the strains of the Beijing genotype, 92.5% were part of a cluster, while only 33.3% of the remaining strains were clustered. Analysis of the medical records of the patients demonstrated that individuals infected with a strain of the Beijing genotype were significantly more likely to be alcohol abusers and to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prior to the tuberculosis diagnosis. Multivariate analysis showed that both variables were independently associated with infection by strains belonging to the Beijing genotype. Our study demonstrated that strains of the Beijing genotype are an important cause of tuberculosis in the Archangel Oblast and that dissemination of these strains is associated with the high incidence of drug resistance.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0095-1137
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1930-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Spread of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Beijing genotype in the Archangel Oblast, Russia.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Infectious Disease Control, Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Department of International Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't