Drug resistance-related mutations in multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from diverse geographical regions

Drug resistance-related mutations in multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from diverse geographical regions

Background: Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is associated with chromosomal mutations in selected genes. These mutations can be screened for an early warning system for drug-resistant tuberculosis. The prevalence of individual mutations differs geographically, which must be considered i...

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Main Authors: Senia Rosales-Klintz, Pontus Jureen, Aksana Zalutskayae, Alena Skrahina, Biao Xu, Yi Hu, Lelany Pineda-Garcia, Muayad Aghali Merza, Ionela Muntean, Freddie Bwanga, Moses Joloba, Sven E Hoffner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
MDR-TB
rpoB gene
katG gene
mabA-inhA operon
gyrA gene
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2012;volume=1;issue=3;spage=124;epage=130;aulast=Rosales-Klintz

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