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Molecular analysis of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis collected from patients with persistent disease in the Khartoum region of Sudan.
The Journal of infection - 1 May 2002
Sharaf-Eldin G S, Saeed N S, Hamid M E, Jordaan A M, Van der Spuy G D, Warren R M, Van Helden P D, Victor T C
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Patients with positive smears for acid-fast bacilli were enrolled at tuberculosis (TB) clinics in the Khartoum region of Sudan. OBJECTIVE: To identify the presence of drug resistant genotypes in M. tuberculosis isolates which are difficult to treat. METHODS: Genus specific PCR-SSCP was performed to confirm the presence of M. tuberculosis in clinical isolates. Genotypic drug resistance testing was...
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