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Significance of catalase-peroxidase (KatG) mutations in mediating isoniazid resistance in clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Dec 2018
Unissa Ameeruddin Nusrath, Doss C George Priya, Kumar Thirumal, Sukumar Swathi, Lakshmi Appisetty Ramya, Hanna Luke Elizabeth
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Isoniazid (INH) is still the most important first-line antitubercular drug. INH resistance is regarded as a major impediment to the tuberculosis (TB) control programme and contributes to the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains. Mutation at position 315 in the katG gene, encoding the catalase-peroxidase (KatG) enzyme, is the major cause of INH resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Therefore,...
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