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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.