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Rapid and simple identification of Beijing genotype strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jul 2016
Nagai Yuhki, Iwade Yoshito, Nakano Manabu, Akachi Shigehiro, Kobayashi Takashi, Nishinaka Takamichi
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Beijing genotype strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are geographically widespread and pose a notorious public health problem, these strains causing outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB); some studies have reported an association with drug resistance. Because the prevalence of Beijing strain has a substantial impact on TB control programs, the availability of a rapid and reliable method for...
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