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rpoB mutations as an epidemiologic marker in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Aug 2000
Chaves F, Alonso-Sanz M, Rebollo M J, Tercero J C, Jimenez M S, Noriega A R
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Cases of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the prison population in Madrid and from the general population in Spain. OBJECTIVE: To identify the rpoB mutations associated with resistance to rifampin and to investigate rpoB genotyping as an epidemiological marker in rifampin-resistant M. tuberculosis. DESIGN: Twenty-nine rifampin-resistant clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis, 15 obtained...
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