Analysis of gene mutations associated with isoniazid, rifampicin and ethambutol resistance among <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </it>isolates from Ethiopia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The emergence of drug resistance is one of the most important threats to tuberculosis control programs. This study was aimed to analyze the frequency of gene mutations associated with resistance to isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RMP) a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tessema Belay, Beer Joerg, Emmrich Frank, Sack Ulrich, Rodloff Arne C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/37