Improvement of Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection in sputum using DNA extracted by sonication
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the infectious diseases with high mortality in the world. DNA amplification techniques have been used to overcome barriers to the diagnosis of this disease. However, the success of these methodologies is highly dependent on the DNA obtained from the sample. This study was...
Main Authors: | Graziele Lima Bello, Franciele Costa Leite Morais, Jonas Michel Wolf, Mirela Gehlen, Tainá dos Santos Soares, Maria Laura Halon, Regina Bones Barcellos, Maria Lucia Rosa Rossetti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867020301215 |
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