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Drug resistance and genotypic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Thai tuberculosis patients.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Apr 2009
Cheunoy Wattana, Haile Melles, Chaiprasert Angkana, Prammananan Therdsak, Cristea-Fernström Mariana, Vondracek Martin, Chryssanthou Erja, Hoffner Sven, Petrini Björn
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The aim of this study was the molecular characterization of primary drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Thailand. We examined a group of M. tuberculosis isolates from newly registered tuberculosis (TB) cases, collected at the largest university hospital, the Siriraj Hospital, in Thailand. Of 76 selected drug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains recovered from previously untreated pulmonary TB...
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