Evaluation of a line probe assay kit for characterization of rpoB mutations in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from New York City

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1281-1283

  Cooksey, Robert C ^a,b   Morlock, Glenn P ^a   Glickman, Suzanne ^a   Crawford, Jack T ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031003128     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1281-1283.1997     Document Type: Article

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