Studies on mutations in embB locus in Indian clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis having high degree of ethambutol resistance

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 923-925

  Das, R ^a   Katoch, K ^a   Jadauan, G P S ^a   Gupta, P ^a   Sharma, V D ^a   Malhotra, B ^b   Garg, A ^c   Ayyagari, A ^c   Chauhan, D S ^a   Singh, H B ^a   Yadav, P ^d   Katoch, V M ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

^b SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d DR B R AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

embB mutation; Ethambutol resistance; Indian isolates; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33750481502     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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