pncA mutations in pyrazinamide-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Portugal.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on July 01, 2004

Authors

Isabel Portugal1, Luís Barreiro, José Moniz-Pereira, Laura Brum

Author Affiliations

1: Centro de Patogénese Molecular, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Rua Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal. isabel.portugal@ff.ul.pt

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