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Detection of multidrug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2007
Sekiguchi Jun-ichiro, Miyoshi-Akiyama Tohru, Augustynowicz-Kopeć Ewa, Zwolska Zofia, Kirikae Fumiko, Toyota Emiko, Kobayashi Intetsu, Morita Koji, Kudo Koichiro, Kato Seiya, Kuratsuji Tadatoshi, Mori Toru, Kirikae Teruo
Abstract excerpt
We developed a DNA sequencing-based method to detect mutations in the genome of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Drug resistance in M. tuberculosis is caused by mutations in restricted regions of the genome. Eight genome regions associated with drug resistance, including rpoB for rifampin (RIF), katG and the mabA (fabG1)-inhA promoter for isoniazid (INH), embB for ethambutol (EMB), pncA for pyrazinamide...
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