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Pages 619-620 (November - December 2011)
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Pattern of ethionamide susceptibility and its association with isoniazid resistance among previously treated tuberculosis patients from India
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Rajagopalan Lakshmi1, Vanaja Kumar2, Murugesan Baskaran3, Syam Sundar4, Fathima Rahman5, Nagamaiah Selvakumar6, Ranjani Ramachandran7,
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Correspondence to: Ranjani Ramachandran Department of Bacteriology Tuberculosis Research Centre, Chetpet Chennai - 600 031 – India.
1 Senior Research Fellow, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
2 Scientist F, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
3 Laboratory Technician, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
4 Senior Technical Officer A, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
5 Scientist D, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
6 Scientist G, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
7 Scientist E, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India
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