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Sequence analysis of the rifampicin resistance determining region (RRDR) of rpoB gene in multidrug resistance confirmed and newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients of Punjab, Pakistan.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Hameed Salma, Moganeradj Kartyk, Mahmood Nasir, McHugh Timothy D, Chaudhry Muhammad Nawaz, Arnold Catherine
Abstract excerpt
Molecular screening of new patients suspected for TB could help in the effective control of TB in Pakistan as it is a high TB burden country. It will be informative to understand the prevalence of multi drug resistance for a better drug regimen management in this geographical area. The Rifampicin resistance determining region (RRDR) sequencing was used to identify mutations associated with drug resistance in DNA...
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