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Mutations in the rpoB gene of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Eastern Poland.
The new microbiologica - 1 Apr 2009
Paluch-Oles Jolanta, Kozioł-Montewka Maria, Magrys Agnieszka
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This study investigated mutations in the rpoB gene of rifampin-resistant isolates obtained from patients living in Eastern Poland. A total of 37 phenotypically and/or genotypically confirmed M. tuberculosis rifampin-resistant clinical isolates were included in this study. The strains were selected from symptomatic patients with a diagnosis of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A line probe assay kit...
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