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Variations in rifampicin and isoniazid resistance associated genetic mutations among drug naïve and recurrence cases of pulmonary tuberculosis.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2021
Kabir Saba, Junaid Kashaf, Rehman Abdul
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BACKGROUND: The resistance to first-line drugs can increase the risk of treatment failure and development of resistance to other anti-TB drugs. In TB endemic settings, a considerable rate of recurrence cases exhibited each, year which adds significant burden to the prevalence of disease worldwide. METHODS: A total of 562 sputum samples were collected from presumptive positive clinical cases of MDR tuberculosis....
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