Distribution of Drug-Resistant Genes Among Thai Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Clinical Isolates

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  • Therdsak Prammananan National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand Science Park, Pathumthani 12120

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03-04-2020

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Prammananan, T. . (2020). Distribution of Drug-Resistant Genes Among Thai Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Clinical Isolates. Siriraj Medical Journal, 63(3), 102–105. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/240923

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Vol. 63 No. 3 (2011): May -June

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