Distribution and frequency of potential mutations associated with rifampicin resistance in the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis detected using a molecular automated method
Introduction: Tuberculosis continues to be a public health problem that is now aggravated by drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. More than 95% of rifampicin (RIF)-resistant strains of M. tuberculosis have mutations in a region of the rpoB gene. XpertTM MTB/RIF is a molecular biology system th...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Revista de la Facultad de Medicina |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/98079 |