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Isoniazid and Rifampin-Resistance Mutations Associated With Resistance to Second-Line Drugs and With Sputum Culture Conversion.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 11 Jun 2020
Click Eleanor S, Kurbatova Ekaterina V, Alexander Heather, Dalton Tracy L, Chen Michael P, Posey James E, Ershova Julia, Cegielski J Peter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the genes inhA, katG, and rpoB confer resistance to anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs isoniazid and rifampin. We questioned whether specific mutations in these genes were associated with different clinical and microbiological characteristics. METHODS: In a multicountry prospective cohort study of multidrug-resistant TB, we identified inhA, katG, and rpoB mutations in sputum isolates using the...
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