Frequency of first and second-line drug resistance-associated mutations among resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from São Paulo, Brazil

Frequency of first and second-line drug resistance-associated mutations among resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from São Paulo, Brazil

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the number of new cases of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB), pre extensively drug-resistant TB (pre-XDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) has increased considerably worldwide....

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Main Authors: Tania Matsui, Juliana Maíra Watanabe Pinhata, Michelle Christiane da Silva Rabello, Angela Pires Brandão, Lucilaine Ferrazoli, Sylvia Cardoso Leão, Cristina Viana-Niero, Rosangela Siqueira de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2020-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
MDR-TB
pre-XDR-TB
XDR-TB
gyrA
gyrB
rrs
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