Ethambutol resistance testing by mutation detection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-73

  Johnson, R ^a   Jordaan, A M ^a   Pretorius, L ^a   Engelke, E ^a   Van Der Spuy, G ^a   Kewley, C ^b   Bosman, M ^c   Van Helden, P D ^a   Warren, R ^a   Victor, Thomas C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b Brewelskloof Hospitaal ^*  (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Genotyping; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Phenotyping

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; LABORATORY TEST; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; ETHAMBUTOL; GENOTYPE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33144482882     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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