Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bangui, Central African Republic

Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bangui, Central African Republic

We investigated multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Bangui, Central African Republic. We found 39.6% with the same spoligotype and synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism in the mutT1 gene. However, strains had different rpoB mutations responsible for rifampin resistanc...

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Main Authors: Laurent Nouvel, Eric Kassa-Kelembho, Tiago Dos Vultos, Germain Zandanga, Jean Rauzier, Carmen Lafoz, Carlos Martin, Jesus Blazquez, Antoine Talarmin, Brigitte Gicquel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Antibiotic resistance
Molecular epidemiology
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Central African Republic
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/9/06-0361_article

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