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IS6110 mediates increased transcription of the phoP virulence gene in a multidrug-resistant clinical isolate responsible for tuberculosis outbreaks.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2004
Soto Carlos Y, Menéndez M Carmen, Pérez Esther, Samper Sofía, Gómez Ana B, García María J, Martín Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains is solely due to chromosomal mutations that could affect bacterial virulence. Molecular epidemiology studies have shown that resistant strains are less likely to be clustered than susceptible strains. However, a few multidrug-resistant (MDR) M. tuberculosis complex strains have been described as causing outbreaks, suggesting that they have restored...
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