Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Rural Districts of the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Date
2004
Authors
Streicher E.M.
Warren R.M.
Kewley C.
Simpson J.
Rastogi N.
Sola C.
Van Der Spuy G.D.
Van Helden P.D.
Victor T.C.
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Abstract
Genotypic and phenotypic analysis of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from the Western Cape Province of South Africa showed that drug resistance is widespread and recently transmitted. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates comprise 40% of this collection, and a large pool of isoniazid monoresistance may be a future source of MDR tuberculosis.
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isoniazid, antibiotic resistance, article, bacterial transmission, bacterium isolate, genotype, multidrug resistance, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, nonhuman, phenotype, priority journal, rural area, South Africa, DNA Primers, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Genotype, Geography, Humans, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Phenotype, Rural Population, South Africa, Tuberculosis, Actinobacteria (class), Animalia, Bacteria (microorganisms), Mycobacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, uncultured actinomycete
Citation
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
42
2
42
2