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rpoB gene mutation profile in rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from Guizhou, one of the highest incidence rate regions in China
31 Mar 2010
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Sir, Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading single-agent infectious disease killer in the world, especially in Asia and Africa.1 Worldwide, 9.2 million new cases of TB (139 per 100 000 population) and 1.7 million deaths from TB occurred in 2006.2 Ranked first to fifth, respectively, in terms of total numbers of TB cases in the world are India, China, Indonesia, South Africa and Nigeria; and the African region has the...
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