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Detection of katG Ser315Thr substitution in respiratory specimens from patients with isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis using PCR-RFLP.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Nov 2003
Leung Eric Tung-Yiu, Kam Kai-Man, Chiu Agatha, Ho Pak-Leung, Seto Wing-Hong, Yuen Kwok-Yung, Yam Wing-Cheong
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the katG locus of catalase peroxidase in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) account for major isoniazid (INH) resistance. In the South China region, a collection of 906 respiratory specimens and 142 MTB isolates was used to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a PCR-RFLP method for the detection of INH resistance-associated mutations. Except for four catalase-negative MTB isolates, katG PCR for...
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