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Association of disease severity with toll-like receptor polymorphisms in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients.
International journal of mycobacteriology - 1 Jan 2000
Soedarsono Soedarsono, Amin Muhammad, Tokunaga Katsushi, Yuliwulandari Rika, Suameitria Dewi Desak Nyoman Surya, Mertaniasih Ni Made
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Background: The disease severity in pulmonary Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) varies from mild to severe, which is determined by host and pathogen virulence factors. The difference of symptoms felt by TB patients were interesting to investigate in discovering whether its the human immune response or bacteria's virulence gene that plays the role. The aim of this research was to analyze association...
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