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Mutations including IS6110 insertion in the gene encoding the MPB64 protein of Capilia TB-negative Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2004
Hirano Kazue, Aono Akio, Takahashi Mitsuyoshi, Abe Chiyoji
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A simple immunochromatographic assay, Capilia TB, using anti-MPB64 monoclonal antibodies, is a kit for discriminating between the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and mycobacteria other than tubercle bacilli. The sensitivity of the kit was estimated to be 99.2% (381 of 384 samples). The sequenc...
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