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Subpopulation analysis of heteroresistance to fluoroquinolone in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Beijing, China.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2012
Zhang Xiaobing, Zhao Bing, Liu Liguo, Zhu Yafang, Zhao Yanlin, Jin Qi
Abstract excerpt
The presence of heteroresistance was represented by 23% of 235 fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Beijing, China, from 2008 to 2010. The main mechanism of FQ heteroresistance is due to the segregation of a single M. tuberculosis strain in patients; the majority of isolates with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis contained a mixture of bacterial subpopulations consisting of various...
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