title: Emergence of primary drug resistance to rifampicin in Mycobacterium leprae strains from leprosy patients in India.
authors: Stanley Browne Laboratory, The Leprosy Mission Community Hospital, Nand Nagri, New Delhi, India.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lavania
authors: Stanley Browne Laboratory, The Leprosy Mission Community Hospital, Nand Nagri, New Delhi, India.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Nigam
authors: Stanley Browne Laboratory, The Leprosy Mission Community Hospital, Nand Nagri, New Delhi, India.
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Turankar
authors: Stanley Browne Laboratory, The Leprosy Mission Community Hospital, Nand Nagri, New Delhi, India.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Singh
authors: The Leprosy Mission Community Hospital, Nand Nagri, New Delhi, India.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Gupta
authors: The Leprosy Mission Community Hospital, Champa, Chattisgarh, India.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kumar
authors: Stanley Browne Laboratory, The Leprosy Mission Community Hospital, Nand Nagri, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: usengupta2002@yahoo.com.
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Sengupta
authors: Research and Training, The Leprosy Mission Trust India, New Delhi, India.
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: John
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases; D012293:Rifampin