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Frequency of multi-drug resistance and mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Punjab state of India.
Journal of epidemiology and global health - 1 Sept 2017
Singhal Ritu, Arora Jyoti, Sah Grish C, Bhalla Manpreet, Sarin Rohit, Prasad Myneedu Vithal
Abstract excerpt
Data regarding prevalence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and associated common mutations is scarce from Punjab region. The study was designed to determine rate of MDR-TB among presumptive MDR-TB from Punjab and mutation patterns using GenoType MTBDRplus assay. Total of 812 consecutive sputum samples were received from January 2012 to July 2013, from 14 districts of Punjab at the National Reference...
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