High level of cross-resistance between kanamycin, amikacin, and capreomycin among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Georgia and a close relation with mutations in the rrs gene

L Jugheli, N Bzekalava, P De Rijk, K Fissette, F Portaels, L Rigouts

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    Original languageEnglish
    JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
    Volume53
    Issue number12
    Pages (from-to)5064-5068
    Number of pages5
    ISSN0066-4804
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Keywords

    • B780-tropical-medicine
    • Bacterial diseases
    • Tuberculosis
    • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • Drug resistance
    • Cross-resistance
    • Kanamycin
    • Amikacin
    • Capreomycin
    • Mutations
    • 16S rRNA gene
    • Georgia
    • Asia-Central

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