Accurate Detection of Rifampicin-Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains
In 2013 alone, the death rate among the 9.0 million people infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) worldwide was around 14%, which is unacceptably high. An empiric treatment of patients infected with TB or drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) strain can also result in the spread...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-03-01
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Series: | Sensors |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/3/376 |