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The Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Species in TB Patients Living in Urban Setting in Central Poland
 
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Students’ Research Group “Alveolus”, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
 
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Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
 
 
Submission date: 2022-04-05
 
 
Final revision date: 2022-07-04
 
 
Acceptance date: 2022-08-16
 
 
Online publication date: 2022-12-05
 
 
Publication date: 2022-12-21
 
 
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Magdalena Paplińska-Goryca   

Department of Internal Medicine, Pneumology and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Internal Medicine, Pneumology and Al, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
 
 
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(1):479-483
 
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) consists of species and subspecies that cause tuberculosis (TB) in humans and animals. As all MTBC strains are closely related at the molecular level, the exact distinction between them is not implemented in routine diagnostic techniques but could be used for tracking the zoonotic infection route, identification of drug resistance and epidemiological profiling. This study aimed to analyse the distribution of MTBC species in TB patients in the urban setting of Warsaw (central Poland). A total of 58 clinical isolates derived from patients diagnosed with TB were analysed. All specimens were processed for culture, DNA extraction and PCR. The distribution of species was investigated using GenoType MTBC molecular assay. All TB cases analysed were caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis appears to be the predominant cause of TB in Warsaw, central Poland, as no cases found of human TB caused by M. bovis or other MTBC strains were found.
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