The occurrence and frequency of genomic mutations that mediate Isoniazid and Rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from untreated pulmonary Tuberculosis cases in urban Blantyre, Malawi

BACKGROUND: The emergence and spread of drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health threat. TB resistance originates in the course of treatment due to genomic mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). An increase in new cases with drug-resistant TB could be an indicator of high le...

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Autores principales: Kumwenda, Geoffrey P, Chipungu, Geoffrey, Sloan, Derek J, Kaimila, Yankho, Chiumya, Kondwani, Pangani, Harry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Medical Association Of Malawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5974378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29868151
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v30i1.1

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