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Analysis of rrs gene mutations in amikacin resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Jul 2017
Ahmad Kafeel, Ahmad Zeeshan, Somayya Ramla, Ali Amjad, Rahat Shaista
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis is a major infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Antimicrobial drugs are used to control TB infections. Molecular mechanisms controlling resistance to second-line drugs are not completely understood and no endogenous information is available regarding these mechanisms. The present study reports mutational analysis of rrs gene in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected...
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