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Utility of Phenotypic and Genotypic Testing in the Study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Resistance to First-Line Anti-Tuberculosis drugs.
Archivos de bronconeumologia - 1 Apr 2017
Alba Álvarez Luz María, García García José María, Pérez Hernández M Dolores, Martínez González Susana, Palacios Gutiérrez Juan José
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the utility of molecular techniques in the diagnosis of resistance and the extent of resistance to first-line drugs in our region. MATERIAL AND METHOD: From 2004 to 2013, 1,889 strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated in Asturias, Spain, were studied using phenotypic (Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines) and molecular (INNOLiPA RIF-TB©; GenotypeMDRplus©;...
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