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Occurrence of rpoB mutations in isoniazid-resistant but rifampin-susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Germany.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2014
Andres Sönke, Hillemann Doris, Rüsch-Gerdes Sabine, Richter Elvira
Abstract excerpt
Four out of 143 phenotypically isoniazid-resistant but rifampin-susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains that were isolated from patients in Germany in 2011 had mutations in the rifampin resistance-determining region of rpoB. After performing drug susceptibility testing (DST) with two methods, the proportion method on Löwenstein-Jensen medium and using the Bactec 960 Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube...
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