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Genotypic detection of rifampicin-resistant M. tuberculosis strains in Syrian and Lebanese patients.
Journal of infection and public health - 1 Dec 2012
Rahmo Abdulkader, Hamdar Zahraa, Kasaa Imad, Dabboussi Fouad, Hamze Monzer
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SETTING: The incidence of multi- and extensively drug-resistant TB cases is increasing in many countries. Resistance to rifampicin is widely considered a surrogate marker for multiple drug resistant TB. No efforts have been made to identify and quantify the drug-resistant genotypes in the Syrian and Lebanese communities. OBJECTIVE: The genotypic characterization of rpo B mutations in the rifampicin...
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