Correlating rrs and eis promoter mutations in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with phenotypic susceptibility levels to the second-line injectables

Objective/background: The in vitro drug-susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis reports isolates as resistant or susceptible on the basis of single critical concentrations. It is evident that drug resistance in M. tuberculosis is quite heterogeneous, and involves low level, moderate lev...

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Main Authors: Priti Kambli, Kanchan Ajbani, Chaitali Nikam, Meeta Sadani, Anjali Shetty, Zarir Udwadia, Sophia B Georghiou, Timothy C Rodwell, Antonino Catanzaro, Camilla Rodrigues
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=1;spage=1;epage=6;aulast=Kambli