Drug resistance-conferring mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Southwest Ethiopia

Objective/background: The nature and frequency of mutations in rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH) resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates vary considerably according to geographic locations. However, information regarding specific mutational patterns in Ethiopia remains limited. Methods: A c...

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Main Authors: Mulualem Tadesse, Dossegnaw Aragaw, Belayneh Dimah, Feyisa Efa, Kedir Abdella, Wakjira Kebede, Ketema Abdissa, Gemeda Abebe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=2;spage=185;epage=191;aulast=Tadesse