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Association of streptomycin resistance mutations with level of drug resistance and Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Apr 2012
Nhu N T Q, Lan N T N, Phuong N T N, Chau N van V, Farrar J, Caws M
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OBJECTIVES: To determine 1) the relationship between specific streptomycin (SM) resistance mutations and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and 2) whether these mutations are preferentially associated with the Beijing genotype in Viet Nam. METHODS: A total of 131 consecutive Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates resistant to either isoniazid (INH) or rifampicin (RMP), collected previously, were tested for...
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