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Use of the mtrR Gene for Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Identification of the Reduction of Susceptibility to Antibiotics in Endocervical Swabs.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Jun 2018
Escobedo-Guerra Marcos R, Katoku-Herrera Mitzuko, Lopez-Hurtado Marcela, Gutierrez-Trujillo Rodrigo, Guerra-Infante Fernando M
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BACKGROUND: Neisseria gonorrhoeae is one of the main etiological agents of sexually transmitted diseases. The asymptomatic course of the infection and its resistance to antibiotics can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. OBJECTIVES: We developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test using the methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase reductase (mtrR) gene to identify N. gonorrhoeae...
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