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Line probe assay for rapid detection of mutations in the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Aug 1999
Liu Y C, Huang T S, Huang W K
Abstract excerpt
Detection of mutations in the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been reported to be an accurate predictor of rifampin resistance. DNA sequence analysis and screening methods such as single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and dideoxy fingerprinting are labor-intensive, expensive, or yield results that may prove difficult to interpret. We evaluated the accuracy of a commercial line probe assay...
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