Epidemiological Characterization of Drug Resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated from Patients in Northeast of Iran during 2012-2013

Introduction. Tuberculosis is still one of the most important health problems in developing countries and increasing drug resistance is the main concern for its treatment. This study was designed to characterize the drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from patients suffering from pulm...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Tavanaee Sani, Abolfazl Shakiba, Maryam Salehi, Hamid Reza Bahrami Taghanaki, Seiedeh Fatemeh Ayati Fard, Kiarash Ghazvini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/747085