Prevalence of Beijing genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Istanbul [Notes from the Field]

To determine the prevalence of Beijing genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Istanbul, 4069 strains were subjected to DNA fingerprinting. This is the first study to reveal the presence of the Beijing genotype in Istanbul. The prevalence rate was estimated as 1.13%, and it was shown that these strai...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease 2006-04, Vol.10 (4), p.469-472
Hauptverfasser:	KOKSALAN, O. K, KILICASLAN, Z, ZANLIER, G, GUZEL, R, SEBER, E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Beijing Genotype Biological and medical sciences Child DNA Fingerprinting DNA, Bacterial - genetics Female Genotype Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Molecular Epidemiology Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis - genetics Pneumology Prevalence Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Retrospective Studies Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - epidemiology Tuberculosis - microbiology Turkey Urban Population
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine the prevalence of Beijing genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Istanbul, 4069 strains were subjected to DNA fingerprinting. This is the first study to reveal the presence of the Beijing genotype in Istanbul. The prevalence rate was estimated as 1.13%, and it was shown that these strains were carried over from countries of the former Soviet Union. The study also showed that the prevalence of the Beijing genotype among at least rifampicin (RMP) resistant strains was significantly higher (2.7%) than among RMP-susceptible strains (0.9%).
ISSN:	1027-3719 1815-7920