Sequence analysis of the rifampicin resistance determining region (RRDR) of rpoB gene in multidrug resistance confirmed and newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients of Punjab, Pakistan

• Salma Hameed,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Centre for Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, United Kingdom

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• Kartyk Moganeradj ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Kartyk.moganeradj@phe.gov.uk

  Affiliation Genomic Services and Development Unit, Public Health England, Colindale, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5938-1774

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• Nasir Mahmood,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry; Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

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• Timothy D. McHugh,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, United Kingdom

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• Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

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• Catherine Arnold

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Genomic Services and Development Unit, Public Health England, Colindale, United Kingdom

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