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Detection of mutations associated with isoniazid resistance in multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2014
Jagielski Tomasz, Bakuła Zofia, Roeske Katarzyna, Kamiński Michał, Napiórkowska Agnieszka, Augustynowicz-Kopeć Ewa, Zwolska Zofia, Bielecki Jacek
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of isoniazid resistance-conferring mutations among multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Poland. METHODS: Nine genetic loci, including structural genes (katG, inhA, ahpC, kasA, ndh, nat and mshA) and regulatory regions (i.e. the mabA-inhA promoter and oxyR-ahpC intergenic region) of 50 MDR M. tuberculosis isolates collected throughout Poland...
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