Open AccessIsoniazid and rifampicin resistance-associated mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Yangon, Myanmar: implications for rapid molecular testing
Author(s) -
Håvard Valvatne,
Heidi Syre,
Martijn Kross,
Ruth Stavrum,
Ti Ti,
Sabai Phyu,
Harleen M. S. Grewal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkp292
Subject(s) - isoniazid , rifampicin , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virology , antibacterial agent , antibiotics , medicine , pathology
To evaluate the frequency and nature of mutations in genes associated with resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected from Yangon, Myanmar.
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