Increased prevalence of levofloxacin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China is associated with specific mutations within the gyrA gene
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- 1 March 2020
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- research article
- Published by Elsevier in International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 92, 241-246
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- Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals
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