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Identification and evaluation of a new nucleic acid amplification test target for specific detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Oct 2010
Qin Lianhua, Zheng Ruijuan, Fan Chao, Cai Jiangli, Liu Zhonghua, Wang Jie, Lu Junmei, Jin Ruiliang, Yang Hua, Cui Zhenling, Feng Yonghong, Hu Zhongyi
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BACKGROUND: Accurate and early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is of major importance in the management and control of TB. Because the conventional bacteriological diagnosis of TB has several limitations, nucleic acid amplification (NAA) tests have emerged as promising alternatives. A potential problem with NAA tests is that some strains lack a target, which may be the one of main reasons for the much lower and...
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