Genotype distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Aegean Region and associated demographic factors
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Cengiz ÇAVUŞOĞLU, Fethiye Ferda YILMAZ, İsabel Raika DURUSOY, Tugba Bozdemir, Hüseyin TAŞLI, Mine HOŞGÖR LİMONCU
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2017, vol 47, pp 1593-1601
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1607-115
Summary
Background/aim: The Aegean Region is the second-ranking region in Turkey according to the Human Development Index and population density and it hosts 1/8 of Turkey's population. Izmir is the largest city of the region, receiving internal migration both from inside and outside the region. The tuberculosis incidence in Izmir is lower than overall in Turkey: 17.7/100,000 in 2011. Our aims were to determine genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates; to explore possible associations between genotypes with case-demographic data, clinical presentation, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns; and to determine variations in genotype distribution of strains isolated in Ege University Hospital, Izmir.