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Molecular identification of mutations associated with anti-tuberculosis drug resistance among strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Nov 2009
Abbadi Said H, Sameaa G Abdel, Morlock G, Cooksey R C
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BACKGROUND: Understanding the etiologic organism, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, and transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) can be of great value in optimizing strategies to control and prevent its development and transmission. METHODS: One hundred and fifty-five Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Cairo, Egypt were studied. In...
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