Genotyping of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from western Turkey

Cavusoglu C., Durmaz R., Bilgic A., Gunal S.

ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE, cilt.24, sa.2, ss.102-105, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.102
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF SAUDI MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.102-105
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, multiple drug resistance, DNA fingerprinting, rifampin, Turkey, MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Although the rate of multiple drug resistance is high, there is no published data on the transmission rate of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Aegean region of western Turkey that are based on molecular methods.