Alternate efflux pump mechanism may contribute to drug resistance in extensively drug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

International Journal of Mycobacteriology - Tập 5 - Trang S97-S98 - 2016
Akbar Kanji1, Rumina Hasan1, Ambreen Zaver1, Asho Ali1, Kehkashan Imtiaz1, Mussarat Ashraf1, Taane G. Clark2,3, Ruth McNerney4, Samreen Shafiq1, Zahra Hasan1
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
2Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
3Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
4Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, and UCT Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa