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The occurrence and frequency of genomic mutations that mediate Isoniazid and Rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from untreated pulmonary Tuberculosis cases in urban Blantyre, Malawi.
Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi - 1 Mar 2018
Kumwenda Geoffrey P, Chipungu Geoffrey, Sloan Derek J, Kaimila Yankho, Chiumya Kondwani, Pangani Harry
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Background: The emergence and spread of drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health threat. TB resistance originates in the course of treatment due to genomic mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). An increase in new cases with drug-resistant TB could be an indicator of high levels of circulating resistant strains. This study was conducted to determine the occurrence and frequency of genomic...
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