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Characterization of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to drugs and detection of RpoB mutation in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the Philippines.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Nov 2003
Agdamag D M D, Kageyama S, Solante R, Espantaleon A S, Sangco J C E, Suzuki Y
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SETTING: Retrospective study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates at the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory, Philippines. OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns of M. tuberculosis resistance against first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs, and to analyze the rpoB gene codon mutation of rifampicin (RMP) resistant isolates and correlate genotypic and phenotypic patterns. DESIGN: One hundred and sixty-four M....
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