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Genetic determinants involved in p-aminosalicylic acid resistance in clinical isolates from tuberculosis patients in northern China from 2006 to 2012.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2015
Zhang Xiaobing, Liu Liguo, Zhang Yan, Dai Guangming, Huang Hairong, Jin Qi
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p-Aminosalicylic acid (PAS) is an important compound for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Previous studies showed that thyA mutations are often related to PAS resistance in clinical isolates. We performed a systematic analysis of isolate genotypes and detected mutations in three folate pathway genes (folC, thyA, and ribD) in 61.1% (127/208) of PAS-resistant isolates, including 11 double mutants....
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