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Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from high prevalence tuberculosis states in Mexico.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2017
Juarez-Eusebio Dulce Maria, Munro-Rojas Daniela, Muñiz-Salazar Raquel, Laniado-Laborín Rafael, Martinez-Guarneros Jose Armando, Flores-López Carlos A, Zenteno-Cuevas Roberto
Abstract excerpt
Mexico is one of the most important contributors of multidrug resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Latin-America, however little is known about the molecular characteristics of these strains. For this reason, the objective of this work was to determine the genotype and characterize polymorphisms in genes associated with resistance to rifampicin, isoniazid, and second-line drugs in isolates from two regions of...
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