Phenotypic and molecular characterization of pyrazinamide resistance among multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Ningbo, China

Abstract Background Detection of pyrazinamide (PZA) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) patients is critical, especially in dealing with multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) case. Up to date, PZA drug susceptibility testing (DST) has not been regularly performed in China...

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Main Authors: Yang Che, Dingyi Bo, Xiang Lin, Tong Chen, Tianfeng He, Yi Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06306-1