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Ethionamide cross- and co-resistance in children with isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Nov 2009
Schaaf H S, Victor T C, Venter A, Brittle W, Jordaan A M, Hesseling A C, Marais B J, van Helden P D, Donald P R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ethionamide (ETH) is a structural analogue of isoniazid (INH). Both are pro-drugs requiring activation by separate and common enzyme pathways, which could lead to co- and/or cross-resistance. OBJECTIVE: To characterise paediatric INH-resistant mycobacterial isolates to investigate the presence of ETH resistance and mutations in the katG gene and the inhA promoter region. METHODS: Forty-five...
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