Prevalence of mutations in genes associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates

Purpose: To analyze prevalence of mutations in genes associated with rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from patients with possible MDR TB of Puducherry, South India and to explore the association of specific mutations conferring rifampicin (RIF) resi...

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Main Authors: Muthuraj Muthaiah, Smita Sunil Shivekar, Vidya Raj Cuppusamy Kapalamurthy, Chitra Alagappan, Anbazhagi Sakkaravarthy, Usharani Brammachary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579417300244