Increased prevalence of levofloxacin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China is associated with specific mutations within the gyrA gene
Objectives: To compare the prevalence of levofloxacin (LFX) resistance and the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) with different mutations conferring LFX resistance between 2005 and 2015. Methods: A total 542 MTB isolates were randomly selected from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220300230 |