Year: 2014
Pages: 13-23
Number: Volume 6, issue 1
Type: scientific article
Tuberculosis epidemiological situation in the world and Russian Federation is described in the review. Two main characteristics of tuberculosis in the region are its co-infection with HIV as well as extremely high rates of drug resistance. Beijing lineage associated with drug resistance and hypervirulence dominates in Mycobacterium tuberculosis population in Russia. Predominance of Beijing lineage with high clustering rates is shown in regions of Russian Federation.
tuberculosis, epidemiology, Beijing lineage, drug resistance, virulence, clustering rate.