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Analysis for a limited number of gene codons can predict drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a high-incidence community.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2001
Van Rie A, Warren R, Mshanga I, Jordaan A M, van der Spuy G D, Richardson M, Simpson J, Gie R P, Enarson D A, Beyers N, van Helden P D, Victor T C
Abstract excerpt
Correct and rapid diagnosis is essential in the management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). In this population-based study of 61 patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis, we evaluated the frequency of mutations and compared the performance of genotypic (mutation analysis by dot blot hybridization) and phenotypic (indirect proportion method) drug resistance tests. Three selected codons (rpoB531,...
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