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Genetic diversity and evidence for acquired antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis at a large hospital in South India.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Harris K A, Mukundan U, Musser J M, Kreiswirth B N, Lalitha M K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess genetic diversity and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected at Christian Medical College Hospital (CMCH), Vellore, India, between July 1995 and May 1996. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Isolates were subjected to IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis and tested for resistance to isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, streptomycin, and pyrazinamide,...
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