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Molecular characterization of rpoB gene mutations in rifampicine-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from tuberculosis patients in Belarus.
Biotechnology journal - 1 Dec 2006
Titov Leonid P, Zakerbostanabad Saeed, Slizen Veranika, Surkova Larisa, Taghikhani Mohammad, Bahrmand Ahmadreza
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency, location and type of rpoB mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from patients in Belarus. Tuberculosis cases are increasing every year in Belarus. Moreover, resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs, especially to rifampicine, has increased. In this study, 44 rifampicine-resistance M. tuberculosis clinical isolates (including multidrug-resistant...
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