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Table 1 Epidemiological and genetic features of Beijing strains

From: Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing isolates from the Mediterranean area

Total

Nationality

Drug susceptibilitya

pks15/1 geneb

RD105c

8

Ecuador

S

+

-

3

Peru

1 INH-R/2 S

+

-

2

Morocco

1 INH-R/1 S

+

-

4

China

S

+

-

1

Armenia

S

+

-

1

Moldavia

S

+

-

1

Ukraine

MDR

+

-

1

South Africa

S

+

-

1

Russia

S

+

-

4

Spain

S

+

-

  1. a MDR, multidrug-resistant; INH-R, isoniazid-resistant; S, pan-susceptible.
  2. b + indicates pks15/1 gene intact.
  3. c -indicates absence of the RD105 genomic region.
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BMC Microbiology

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