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Detection and diagnosis of mycobacterial pathogens using PCR.
Expert review of molecular diagnostics - 1 Jul 2001
Glennon M, Cormican M
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In the year 2001, it is estimated that 3 million people will die from tuberculosis, caused by the infectious agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. After decades of decline in the disease, the resurgence of tuberculosis seen worldwide in the 1990s sparked a renewed interest and commitment of funds for research into M. tuberculosis and other pathogenic mycobacterial species. The discovery of the PCR in the 1980s has...
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