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NTF-RINT, a new method for the epidemiological surveillance of MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis L2/Beijing strains.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jan 2020
Klotoe Bernice J, Kurepina Natalia, Zholdibayeva Elena, Panaiotov S, Kreiswirth Barry N, Anthony Richard, Sola Christophe, Refrégier Guislaine
Abstract excerpt
The most widely discussed antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis strains ("W" and "B0/W148", "CAO") belong to L2/Beijing Lineage and are characterized by IS6110 insertion sequences at the NTF locus. We present a high-throughput, microbead-based method, called NTF-RINT for detection of IS in NTF and Rifampicin and Isoniazid Typing. This method provides tuberculosis diagnostic confirmation, screens for the so-called...
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