Correlations of mutations in <it>kat</it>G, <it>oxy</it>R-<it>ahp</it>C and <it>inh</it>A genes and <it>in vitro </it>susceptibility in <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>clinical strains segregated by spoligotype families from tuberculosis prevalent countries in South America

Correlations of mutations in <it>kat</it>G, <it>oxy</it>R-<it>ahp</it>C and <it>inh</it>A genes and <it>in vitro </it>susceptibility in <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>clinical strains segregated by spoligotype families from tuberculosis prevalent countries in South America

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mutations associated with resistance to rifampin or streptomycin have been reported for W/Beijing and Latin American Mediterranean (LAM) strain families of <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</it>. A few studies with limited s...

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Main Authors: Suffys Philip N, Ritacco Viviana, Telles Maria A, Palaci Moises, Espinoza Roger C, Cafrune Patricia I, Rostirolla Diana C, Arnold Liane S, Silva Márcia SN, Ribeiro Marta O, Dalla Costa Elis R, Lopes Maria L, Campelo Creuza L, Miranda Silvana S, Kremer Kristin, da Silva Pedro, Fonseca Leila, Ho John L, Kritski Afrânio L, Rossetti Maria LR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/39

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