Varying prevalence of embB codon 306 mutations in ethambutol-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Beirut and Dubai

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Ahmad, S. [1 ]
Itani, L. Y. [2 ]
Fares, E. [3 ]
Araj, G. F. [2 ]
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[1] Kuwait Univ, Fac Med, Dept Microbiol, Safat 13110, Kuwait
[2] Amer Univ Beirut, Med Ctr, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Beirut, Lebanon
[3] Rashid Hosp, Dept Hlth & Med Serv, Duabi, U Arab Emirates
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10.1179/joc.2008.20.2.285
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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