title: Beijing lineage of MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Bulgaria, 2007-2011.
abstract: To assess the spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype among patients with multidrug-resistant and extensively resistant tuberculosis in Bulgaria, we genotyped 188 (72%) of 261 microbiologically confirmed resistant isolates obtained during 2007-2011. The estimated prevalence of the Beijing genotype among these patients was 3.2%.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panaiotov
authors.forename: Elizabeta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bachiyska
authors.forename: Stanislava
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yordanova
authors.forename: Yuliana
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Atanasova
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brankova
authors.forename: Viktoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Levterova
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sengstake
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anthony
authors.forename: Indra
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bergval
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sola
authors.forename: Todor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kantardjiev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents