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Genetic Characterization of First-Line Drug-Resistance Mutations in Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 22 Apr 2026
Gul Maryam, Ali Sajid, Rehman Abdul, Qasim Muhammad, Ali Roomana, Phelan Jody E, Waheed Aiman, Ahmad Sajjad, Hussain Mubbashir, Campino Susana, Clark Taane G, Khan Taj Ali
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BACKGROUND: Resistance to first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis represents a significant public health challenge, particularly in high-burden tuberculosis (TB) settings such as Pakistan, where multidrug-resistant (MDR) forms further complicate disease control efforts. Drug resistance is primarily associated with mutations in rpoB, inhA, katG, embA, embB, embC, and pncA. The emergence of...
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