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Characterization of phenotypic and genotypic drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from a city in Mexico.
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Mar 2015
Flores-Treviño Samantha, Morfín-Otero Rayo, Rodríguez-Noriega Eduardo, González-Díaz Esteban, Pérez-Gómez Héctor Raúl, Mendoza-Olazarán Soraya, Balderas-Rentería Isaías, González Gloria María, Garza-González Elvira
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INTRODUCTION: The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains has become a worldwide health care problem, making treatment of tuberculosis difficult. The aim of this study was to determine phenotypic resistance and gene mutations associated with MDR of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Guadalajara, Mexico. METHODS: One hundred and five isolates were subjected to...
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