Patterns of Initial Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Kashmir Valley, India
Tehmeena Wani, Gulnaz Bashir, Rubina Lone, V. M. Katoch, D. K. Kakru, Azra Shah, Imtiaz Ali Bhat & Mohammad Muzaffar Mirza · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015
Aims: We carried out this study to determine the patterns of initial drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates and prevalence of MDR-TB among category-I pulmonary TB patients in Kashmir Valley. MDR-TB was defined as tuberculosis caused by bacilli showing resistance t...
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10.9734/BMRJ/2016/20234