Patterns of rpoC Mutations in Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated from Patients in South Korea |
Yun, Yeo Jun
(Ewha Medical Research Institute, Ewha Womans University)
Lee, Jong Seok (International Tuberculosis Research Center) Yoo, Je Chul (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jeju National University College of Medicine) Cho, Eunjin (International Tuberculosis Research Center) Park, Dahee (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jeju National University College of Medicine) Kook, Yoon-Hoh (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Lee, Keun Hwa (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jeju National University College of Medicine) |
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