Mutations in the rpoB Gene of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Brazil
AUTOR(ES)
Valim, Andréia Rosane M.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Mutations in a 69-bp region of the rpoB gene associated with rifampin resistance (Rifr) in 100 isolates (82 Rifr) from three states of Brazil were studied. Twenty-one different kinds of mutations were identified in the Rifr isolates, and six new alleles are described.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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