Article
Utility of new 24-locus variable-number tandem-repeat typing for discriminating Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates collected in Bulgaria.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2008
Valcheva Violeta, Mokrousov Igor, Narvskaya Olga, Rastogi Nalin, Markova Nadya
Abstract excerpt
The present study evaluated new markers for molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with a collection of strains circulating in Bulgaria. A study sample included 133 strains from epidemiologically unlinked patients from different regions of the country. Spoligotyping was used as a primary...
Topics
- Adult
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Bulgaria
- Genotype
- Humans
- Minisatellite Repeats
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary