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Comparison of rifabutin susceptibility and rpoB mutations in multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains by DNA sequencing and the line probe assay.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2010
Yoshida Shiomi, Suzuki Katsuhiro, Iwamoto Tomotada, Tsuyuguchi Kazunari, Tomita Motohisa, Okada Masaji, Sakatani Mitsunori
Abstract excerpt
We compared rifabutin susceptibility and rpoB mutations in 98 multi-drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) by DNA sequencing and with a line probe assay using the commercially available INNO-LiPA Rif. TB kit (the LiPA). Our results indicated that rifabutin continues to remain active against MDR-TB strains harboring certain genetic alterations and also that the LiPA might be useful in...
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