GENE MUTATION PATTERNS OF RIFAMPICIN IN MULTIDRUG- RESISTANT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX STRAINS

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Servi E. Y., Uzun M.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.85, pp.216-222, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 85
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.26650/iuitfd.1051730
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.216-222
  • Keywords: Tuberculosis, rifampicin, resistance, GenotypeMTBDRplus, Mycobacterium, rpoB, GENOTYPE MTBDRPLUS ASSAY, LINE PROBE ASSAY, ISONIAZID RESISTANCE, MOLECULAR-DETECTION, DRUG-RESISTANCE, PERFORMANCE, DIAGNOSIS, MTBDRSL, ORYGIS, SEX
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the GenoType (R) MTBDRplus test for detection of rifampicin (RIF) resistance in MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains.