TY - JOUR AU - Kumar, Rajeev AU - Kushwaha, R. A. S. T1 - Genetic Profiling and Drug-resistance Pattern of Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Patients and their Household contacts in North Indian Population JO - Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry Y1 - 2022/june VL - 18 IS - 2 SP - 67 EP - 71 UR - http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2022/N2/JSPB_2022_2_67-71.pdf KW - Mycobacterium tuberculosis KW - prevention of tuberculosis KW - pulmonary tuberculosis KW - India U1 - 1997-0838 N2 - Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is important to understand the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tuberculosis (TB). However, there is limited information on molecular characteristics and drug-resistant patterns of MTB in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in India. Thus, this study aimed to determine the molecular characteristics and drug resistance patterns of MTB in patients with PTB in India. ER -