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Heteroresistance to rifampicin & isoniazid in clinical samples of patients with presumptive drug-resistant tuberculosis in Central India.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Jan 2000
Desikan Prabha, Panwalkar Nikita, Punde Ram Prakash, Khan Zeba, Pauranik Ankur, Mirza Shaina Beg, Chourey Manju, Anand Sridhar, Sachdeva K S
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Background & objectives: A combination of resistant and susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolated from clinical specimens is referred to as heteroresistance. Heteroresistance leads to difficulties in drug resistance testing and may adversely affect treatment outcomes. The present study estimated the proportion of heteroresistance among MTB in clinical samples of presumptive drug-resistant tuberculosis...
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