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Profiling of rpoB mutations and MICs for rifampin and rifabutin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2014
Jamieson F B, Guthrie J L, Neemuchwala A, Lastovetska O, Melano R G, Mehaffy C
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to rifampin (RIF) and rifabutin (RFB) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is associated with mutations within an 81-bp region of the rpoB gene (RIF resistance-determining region [RRDR]). Previous studies have shown that certain mutations in this region are more likely to confer high levels of RIF resistance, while others may be found in phenotypically susceptible isolates. In this study, we sought to...
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