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Molecular and phenotypic characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to anti-tuberculosis drugs.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Aug 2013
Imperiale B R, Zumárraga M J, Di Giulio A B, Cataldi A A, Morcillo N S
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SETTING: Dr Cetrángolo Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. OBJECTIVES: To characterise drug-resistant (DR), multidrug-resistant (MDR-) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR-) Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates, and identify their genetic profiles, drug resistance levels and resistance-conferring mutations. DESIGN: Phenotypic drug susceptibility testing methods were used to determine drug resistance profiles....
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