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Low-stringency single-specific-primer PCR as a tool for detection of mutations in the rpoB gene of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 2003
Carvalho Wania S, Spindola de Miranda Silvana, Costa Kátia M, Araújo José G V C, Augusto Claudio J, Pesquero João B, Pesquero Jorge L, Gomes Maria A
Abstract excerpt
By the low-stringency single-specific-primer PCR technique, a highly sensitive and rapid method for diagnosis of rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis was established. Seven rifampin-resistant and five rifampin-susceptible specimens were analyzed. Rifampin resistance was determined by MIC measurement. A complex electrophoretic pattern consisting of many bands was obtained for both susceptible and...
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