Characterization of the most common embCAB gene mutations associated with ethambutol resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Iran
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DOI: 10.2147/idr.s196800
Abstract: Introduction Ethambutol (Emb) is one of the first-line drugs in the standard combination therapy for tuberculosis; however, due to the rapid increase in Emb resistance among clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), early detection of… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterium tuberculosis; emb; emb resistance; resistance ... See more keywords
Detecting Ethambutol Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in China: A Comparison Between Phenotypic Drug Susceptibility Testing Methods and DNA Sequencing of embAB
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00781
Abstract: With the increasing incidence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), determining a rapid and accurate drug susceptibility testing (DST) method to identify ethambutol (EMB) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis has become essential for patient management in China. Herein,… read more here.
Keywords: dna sequencing; emb resistance; drug; tuberculosis ... See more keywords