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[Evaluation of spoligotyping-smear sputum as an alternative and culture-independent methodology for Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotyping].
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 1 Feb 2021
Alvarez-Corrales Nancy Montserrat, Pineda-García Lelany, Carrasco Cáceres Jorge Alberto, Aguilar Molina Paula Yessenia
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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains as the second cause of death by an infectious disease preceded by the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Currently, laboratory techniques and methodologies of diagnosis and drug susceptibility testing are constantly changing. Therefore, it has been recommended the introduction of rapid assays based on the amplification of nucleic acids test (NAAT's) through a...
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