- multi-drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis
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(MDR-TB)A multi-drug-resistant strain is defined as Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid and rifampin, with or without resistance to other drugs.
Microbiology. Aard_Wark . 2009.
multi-drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis
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