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Characterization of mutations conferring extensive drug resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Pakistan.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2011
Ali Asho, Hasan Rumina, Jabeen Kauser, Jabeen Nusrat, Qadeer Ejaz, Hasan Zahra
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The increasing incidence of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis in high-tuberculosis-burden countries further highlights the need for improved rapid diagnostic assays. An increasing incidence of XDR M. tuberculosis strains in Pakistan has been reported, but drug resistance...
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