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Characterization of rpoB mutations in rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated in China.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jan 2002
Huang Hairong, Jin Qi, Ma Yu, Chen Xi, Zhuang Yuhui
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was for the elucidation of the characteristics of the rpoB gene mutation in rifampicin (RIF)-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated in China. The rifampicin resistance determination regions (RRDR) of the rpoB genes of 242 M. tuberculosis strains were sequenced, including 193 RIF-resistant, 46 RIF-sensitive clinical isolates and three manually induced RIF-resistant...
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