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Surveillance of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the state of Gujarat, India.

Ranjani Ramachandran, S Nalini, Viveksandeep Thoguluva Chandrasekar, Paresh Dave, A S Sanghvi, Fraser Wares, C N Paramasivan, P R Narayanan, S Sahu, Malik Parmar,

PubMed · 2009 · 108 citations · 19 references

Abstract

MDR-TB prevalence remains low among new TB patients in Gujarat, but is more common among previously treated patients. Among MDR-TB isolates, the alarmingly high prevalence of OFX resistance may threaten the success of the expanding efforts to treat and control MDR-TB.

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Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world

David Wilkinson · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1998 · 705 citations

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<i>ethA</i> , <i>inhA</i> , and <i>katG</i> Loci of Ethionamide-Resistant Clinical <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Isolates

Glenn P. Morlock, Beverly Metchock, David Sikes et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2003 · 283 citations · Full text

Molecular Analysis of Cross-Resistance to Capreomycin, Kanamycin, Amikacin, and Viomycin in <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>

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Empirical treatment with a fluoroquinolone delays the treatment for tuberculosis and is associated with a poor prognosis in endemic areas

Jann‐Yuan Wang · Thorax · 2006 · 148 citations · Full text