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Spoligotyping and drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from five provinces of Iran.
MicrobiologyOpen - 1 Dec 2013
Haeili Mehri, Darban-Sarokhalil Davood, Fooladi Abbas Ali Imani, Javadpour Sedigheh, Hashemi Abdorrazagh, Siavoshi Farideh, Feizabadi Mohammad Mehdi
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Tuberculosis (TB) persists as a public health problem in Iran. Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates circulating in this area will contribute to understand and control the spread of the strains. The aims of this study were to understand the genetic diversity and drug susceptibility of M. tuberculosis isolates circulating in Iran and to analyze the relationship between genotype and drug...
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