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Direct detection of resistance to fluoroquinolones/SLIDs in sputum specimen by GenoType MTBDRsl v.2.0 assay A study from Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 26 Aug 2021
Singh Kamal, Kumari Richa, Gupta Smita, Tripathi Rajneesh, Srivastava Anjali, Shakya Vidisha, Gupta Ankush, Anupurba Shampa
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BACKGROUND: According to World Health Organization (WHO), drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance globally and continues to be a public health threat. Annually, about half a million people fall ill with DR-TB globally. The gradual increase in resistance to fluoroquinolones (FQs) and second-line injectable drugs (SLIDs), poses a serious threat to effective TB control...
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