Beijing genotype is the most dominant genotype among clinical isolates of m.tuberculosis in Kazakhstan
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Akhmetova, А.
Kozhamkulov, U.
Bismilda, V.
Chingissova, L.
Akilzhanova, A.
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Nazarbayev University
Abstract
Methods of genotyping of M. tuberculosis play important role in tuberculosis (TB)
infection control. These techniques are used to detect or exclude laboratory errors, control recurrent
cases and determine ways of TB transmission. Today, there are more than 10 methods of genotyping,
MIRU-VNTR being one of the most widely used methods in the world.