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Prevalence of S315T mutation within the katG gene in isoniazid-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Dubai and Beirut.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Oct 2002
Ahmad S, Fares E, Araj G F, Chugh T D, Mustafa A S
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of S315T mutation within the katG gene that confers clinically significant resistance to isoniazid in isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates recovered from tuberculosis patients in Dubai and Beirut. METHOD: A total of 28 and 17 isoniazid-resistant and seven and six susceptible clinical M. tuberculosis isolates from Dubai and Beirut, respectively, were...
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