Article
Molecular diagnosis of mycobacteria.
Clinical chemistry - 1 May 2001
Soini H, Musser J M
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis is one of the leading infectious diseases in the world and is responsible for more than 2 million deaths and 8 million new cases annually. Because of the slow growth rate of the causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis, isolation, identification, and drug susceptibility testing of this organism and other clinically important mycobacteria can take several weeks or longer. During the past several...
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