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Clinical data and molecular analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Goiás, Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Sept 2011
Alves Sueli Lemes de Ávila, Metzker Fabiana Sarcinelli, Araújo-Filho João Alves de, Junqueira-Kipnis Ana Paula, Kipnis André
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Drug resistance is one of the major concerns regarding tuberculosis (TB) infection worldwide because it hampers control of the disease. Understanding the underlying mechanisms responsible for drug resistance development is of the highest importance. To investigate clinical data from drug-resistant TB patients at the Tropical Diseases Hospital, Goiás (GO), Brazil and to evaluate the molecular basis of rifampin (R)...
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