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[Population-based molecular epidemiologic study of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in rural area of eastern China].
Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi - 1 Nov 2009
Wang Ji-jiang, Hu Yi, Jiang Wei-li, Wang Wei-bing, Xu Biao
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the drug resistance-related molecular characterization and clustering feature of rifampicin-resistant (RIFr) M.tuberculosis (M.tb) in rural area of eastern China. METHODS: All patients diagnosed as RIFr M.tb in Deqing and Guanyun county during one year period from 2004 to 2005 were included in the study. By proportion method of drug susceptibility test, 65 isolates were identified resistant...
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