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Mutations in rpoB and katG genes in Mycobacterium isolates from the Southeast of Mexico.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 May 2009
Zenteno-Cuevas R, Zenteno J C, Cuellar A, Cuevas B, Sampieri C L, Riviera J E, Parissi A
Abstract excerpt
The most frequent mutations associated with rifampin and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium are the substitutions at codons 531 and 315 in the rpoB and katG genes, respectively. Hence, the aim of this study was to characterize these mutations in Mycobacterium isolates from patients suspected to be infected with drug-resistant (DR) pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Veracruz, Mexico. Drug susceptibility testing of...
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