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Deletion-targeted multiplex PCR (DTM-PCR) for identification of Beijing/W genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Sept 2007
Chen Jing, Tsolaki Anthony G, Shen Xin, Jiang Xi, Mei Jian, Gao Qian
Abstract excerpt
Beijing/W strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cause the vast majority of tuberculosis cases in Shanghai, China. Such highly prevalent strains are considered as hypervirulent and are often associated with multi-drug resistance, treatment failure and HIV status. We present a reliable and fast detection method to identify these Beijing/W strains, which can be applied to screening large numbers of samples at low...
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