A descriptive study on isoniazid resistance-associated mutations, clustering and treatment outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis in a high burden country
ConclusionWe found thatkatG andinhA mutations were not equally distributed between isoniazid-monoresistant and MDR isolates. In our population, clustering was higher for isolates withinhA mutations. Finally, unfavourable TB outcomes were associated with specific factors.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
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