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Molecular diagnosis, genetic diversity and drug sensitivity patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from tuberculous meningitis patients at a tertiary care hospital in South India

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection in humans and is a public health concern worldwide. We evaluated the performance of GeneXpert MTB/RIF (GeneXpert) for the diagnosis of TBM. In addition, genetic diversity and drug susceptibility profil...

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Autores principales: Krishnakumariamma, Krishnapriya, Ellappan, Kalaiarasan, Muthuraj, Muthaiah, Tamilarasu, Kadhiravan, Kumar, Saka Vinod, Joseph, Noyal Mariya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7535050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33017455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240257