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Correlating genetic mutations with isoniazid phenotypic levels of resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in a high burden setting.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Dec 2021
Pinhata Juliana Maira Watanabe, Brandao Angela Pires, Mendes Flávia de Freitas, Rabello Michelle Christiane da Silva, Ferrazoli Lucilaine, de Oliveira Rosângela Siqueira
Abstract excerpt
We analysed mutations in katG, inhA and rpoB genes, and isoniazid phenotypic resistance levels in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from drug-resistant TB patients from São Paulo state, Brazil. Isolates resistant to the critical concentration of isoniazid in MGIT (0.1 µg/mL) were screened for mutations in katG 315 codon, inhA promoter region and rpoB RRDR by MTBDRplus assay and subjected to determination of...
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