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‘ZS-MDR-TB’ versus ‘ZR-MDR-TB’: improving treatment of MDR-TB by identifying pyrazinamide susceptibility

Ying Zhang1 Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kwok Chiu Chang3 Tuberculosis and Chest Service, Department of Health, Hong Kong, China
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Chi-Chiu Leung3 Tuberculosis and Chest Service, Department of Health, Hong Kong, China
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Wing Wai Yew4 Department of Microbiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Brigitte Gicquel5 Unite de Génétique Mycobactérienne, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Dr. Roux 75015 Paris, France
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Dorothy Fallows6 Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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Gilla Kaplan6 Laboratory of Mycobacterial Immunity and Pathogenesis, Public Health Research Institute at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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Richard E Chaisson7 Center for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Wenhong Zhang2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Pages 1-4 | Received 13 Apr 2012, Accepted 12 Jun 2012, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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