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Differences in rpoB, katG and inhA mutations between new and previously treated tuberculosis cases using the GenoType MTBDRplus assay.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2018
Alvarez-Uria Gerardo, Reddy Raghuprakash
Abstract excerpt
Drug resistance in new cases reflects primary transmission of resistant strains, while drug resistance in previously treated patients is more likely to reflect acquired resistance during previous tuberculosis (TB) treatment. In this study from a rural hospital in South India, we compared molecular differences between new and previously treated TB patients who had isoniazid or rifampicin resistance-conferring...
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