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Characterization of mutations conferring streptomycin resistance to multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Myanmar.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jul 2018
Thida Oo Nan Aye, San Lai Lai, Thapa Jeewan, Aye Khin Saw, Aung Wah Wah, Nakajima Chie, Suzuki Yasuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Numerous studies report that mutations of rpsL (encoding the S12 protein), rrs (encoding 16S rRNA) and gidB (encoding rRNA methyltransferase) are responsible for conferring resistance to streptomycin (STR), which is usually used in both multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatments and re-treatments in Myanmar. The aim of this study was to explore the variation and frequency of mutations in rpsL, rrs and...
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