Drug Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype and Association with MDR TB

Drug Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype and Association with MDR TB

To determine differences in the ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains to withstand antituberculosis drug treatment, we compared the activity of antituberculosis drugs against susceptible Beijing and East-African/Indian genotype M. tuberculosis strains. Beijing genotype strains showed high ra...

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Main Authors: Jurriaan E.M. de Steenwinkel, Marian T. ten Kate, Gerjo J. de Knegt, Kristin Kremer, Rob E. Aarnoutse, Martin J. Boeree, Henri A. Verbrugh, Dick van Soolingen, Irma A.J.M. Bakker-Woudenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
MDR TB
Beijing genotype strains
antituberculosis drugs
emergence
resistance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/4/11-0912_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/4/11-0912_article

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