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The Association between Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Genotype and Drug Resistance in Peru.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Grandjean Louis, Iwamoto Tomotada, Lithgow Anna, Gilman Robert H, Arikawa Kentaro, Nakanishi Noriko, Martin Laura, Castillo Edith, Alarcon Valentina, Coronel Jorge, Solano Walter, Aminian Minoo, Guezala Claudia, Rastogi Nalin, Couvin David, Sheen Patricia, Zimic Mirko, Moore David A J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The comparison of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterial genotypes with phenotypic, demographic, geospatial and clinical data improves our understanding of how strain lineage influences the development of drug-resistance and the spread of tuberculosis. METHODS: To investigate the association of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterial genotype with drug-resistance. Drug susceptibility testing together with...
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