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An interesting case of rifampicin-dependent/-enhanced multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Jan 2010
Zhong M, Zhang X, Wang Y, Zhang C, Chen G, Hu P, Li M, Zhu B, Zhang W, Zhang Y
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of rifampicin (RMP) dependent/enhanced multidrug-resistant (MDR-TB) from a patient who had been treated with the World Health Organization optional thrice-weekly treatment and document the clinical and bacteriological features. RMP-enhanced tubercle bacilli that grew poorly without RMP but grew better in its presence were isolated from the patient with treatment failure. The bacteria grown...
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