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Mechanisms of heteroresistance to isoniazid and rifampin of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Feb 2009
Hofmann-Thiel S, van Ingen J, Feldmann K, Turaev L, Uzakova G T, Murmusaeva G, van Soolingen D, Hoffmann H
Abstract excerpt
Heteroresistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is defined as the coexistence of susceptible and resistant organisms to anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs in the same patient. Heteroresistance of MTB is considered a preliminary stage to full resistance. To date, no mechanism causing heteroresistan...
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