Spoligotyping and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Spoligotyping and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

We evaluated the clinical usefulness of spoligotyping, a polymerase chain reaction–based method for simultaneous detection and typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, with acid-fast bacilli–positive slides from clinical specimens or mycobacterial cultures. Overall sensitivity and specificity w...

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Main Authors: Andrea Gori, Alessandra Bandera, Giulia Marchetti, Anna Degli Esposti, Lidia Catozzi, Gian Piero Nardi, Lidia Gazzola, Giulio Ferrario, Jan D.A. van Embden, Dick van Soolingen, Mauro Moroni, Fabio Franzetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: Bacterial Typing
molecular epidemiology
multidrug resistance
tuberculosis
Italy
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/8/04-0982_article

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