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Characterization of a 411-bp fragment of the rpoB gene in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a university hospital in northern Taiwan.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Nov 2005
Liaw Yuang-Shuang, Tsai-Wu Jyy-Jih, Hsueh Po-Ren, Wang Shu-Kuang, Yang Pan-Chyr, Luh Kwen-Tay
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This study analyzed rpoB gene mutation and its correlation with demographic and clinical data, and the drug resistance profile in 41 consecutive patients with rifampin (RIF)-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated at National Taiwan University Hospital from 2000 to 2002. METHODS: The 411-bp fragment of the rpoB gene from 94 M. tuberculosis isolates (including 41 RIF-resistant and 53...
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