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Frequency of embB codon 306 mutations in ethambutol-susceptible and -resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Kuwait.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Mar 2007
Ahmad S, Jaber A-A, Mokaddas E
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SETTING: Recent reports of embB306 mutations in ethambutol-resistant and ethambutol-susceptible drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have questioned the significance of these mutations in conferring resistance to ethambutol (EMB). OBJECTIVE: To determine the occurrence of embB306 mutations in all EMB-resistant and -susceptible drug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains isolated during a specified...
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