title: The Beijing genotype is emerging among multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Germany.
authors.affiliation: Forschungszentrum Borstel, National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Borstel, Germany. tkubica@fz-borstel.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubica
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rüsch-Gerdes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niemann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial