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Rapid detection of mutations in rpoB gene of rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains by line probe assay.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Feb 2003
Sharma Meera, Sethi Sunil, Mishra Baijayantimala, Sengupta Caesar, Sharma S K
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Multidrug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) is a problem of increasing importance in the world due to limited treatment options. Resistance to rifampicin results from nucleotide changes in the gene encoding the beta subunit of the RNA polymerase (rpoB) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Rifampicin resistance is considered as a marker for MDR TB. The nature and frequency of mutations in the...
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