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Isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis in Denmark: mutations, transmission and treatment outcome.
The Journal of infection - 1 Jun 2010
Bang Didi, Andersen Peter Henrik, Andersen Ase Bengaard, Thomsen Vibeke Østergaard
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OBJECTIVES: A retrospective study on isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis (TB) was conducted in the low-burden country, Denmark (DK). The aim was to describe treatment outcome and transmission and to evaluate a mutation analysis for high- and low-level isoniazid resistance detection. METHODS: In the period 2002-2007, all isoniazid-resistant TB-cases were included. Molecular genotyping was performed by standardized...
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