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Novel mutation in efflux pump Rv1258c (Tap) gene in drug resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Iran.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 29 Feb 2024
Farzaneh ShimaSadat, Norouzi Fatemeh, Fazeli Hossein, Salehi Mahshid, Safari Marzieh, Nasr Esfahani Bahram
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INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health problem worldwide. Drug-resistant TB is considered a major and growing global threat. Despite the great variety of described mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) resistance genes, the mechanisms of drug resistance are still controversial. Recently, a report on the role of efflux pump genes in drug resistance added to this complexity....
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