Multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a retrospective katG and rpoB mutation profile analysis in isolates from a reference center in Brazil.

Multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a retrospective katG and rpoB mutation profile analysis in isolates from a reference center in Brazil.

Multidrug resistance is a critical factor in tuberculosis control. To gain better understanding of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Brazil, a retrospective study was performed to compare genotypic diversity and drug resistance associated mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from a nat...

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Main Authors: Flávia A D de Freitas, Vagner Bernardo, Michel K Gomgnimbou, Christophe Sola, Hélio R Siqueira, Márcia A S Pereira, Fátima C O Fandinho, Harrison M Gomes, Marcelo E I Araújo, Philip N Suffys, Elizabeth A Marques, Rodolpho M Albano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4122415?pdf=render

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