Frequency of multi-drug resistance and mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Punjab state of India

Abstract Data regarding prevalence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and associated common mutations is scarce from Punjab region. The study was designed to determine rate of MDR-TB among presumptive MDR-TB from Punjab and mutation patterns using GenoType MTBDRplus assay. Total of 812 co...

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Main Authors: Ritu Singhal, Jyoti Arora, Grish C. Sah, Manpreet Bhalla, Rohit Sarin, Vithal Prasad Myneedu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/jjegh.2017.05.002