Improved Bactec MGIT 960 Pyrazinamide Test Decreases Detection of False Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pyrazinamide Resistance

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Summary

Resistance to PZA is caused mostly by mutations in the pncA gene, encoding pyrazinamidase, which converts the prodrug PZA to the active form, pyrazinoic acid.

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Published
2017-09-13
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Keywords

Pyrazinamide, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Prodrug, Tuberculosis, Microbiology

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