Characterization of streptomycin resistance mechanisms among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients in New York City

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1186-1188

  Cooksey, Robert C ^a   Morlock, Glenn P ^a   Mcqueen, Amy ^a   Glickman, Suzanne E ^a   Crawford, Jack T ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREPTOMYCIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029912436     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.5.1186     Document Type: Article

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