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24-locus MIRU-VNTR and Spoligotyping analysis of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from Northeastern Thailand.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Rueangsak Kulrattana, Tanuchit Sonvanee, Chumpol Jaluporn, Kamhorm Sawian, Ngoenpramual Montira, Namwat Wises, Faksri Kiatichai, Wilailuckana Chotechana, Pinlaor Porntip, Sangka Arunnee
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, remains a global health problem with increased concerns due to drug-resistant tuberculosis. However, molecular genotyping profiles may give insight of the transmission of TB in a particular region. The present study aimed to characterize the genetic diversity of drug-resistant MTB and evaluate primer sets applied for the epidemiological study of...
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