Vol. 13 No. 4 (2014): Mapana - Journal of Sciences
Research Articles

Emergence of Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) Strains of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in TB Patients in Kerala, India

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  • Leny Jose Biljo V Joseph
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12723/mjs.31.3

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Abstract

We report the detection of extensively drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kerala, India. Earlier we had reported that 22 of 206 local isolates were multidrug resistant. Now, we tested the same isolates for their resistance to ofloxacin and amikacin. Six among the MDR isolates showed resistance to both drugs and therefore fall under XDR category.

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