Tentative evidence of AIDS-associated biotype of Mycobacterium kansasii.

doi:10.1128/jcm.32.7.1779-1782.1994

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Tentative evidence of AIDS-associated biotype of Mycobacterium kansasii.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jul 1994

Tortoli E, Simonetti M T, Lacchini C, Penati V, Urbano P

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Previous studies revealed heterogeneous behavior within the species Mycobacterium kansasii against commercially available DNA probes (Accuprobe M. kansasii culture identification test; Gen-Probe); several isolates, conventionally identified as M. kansasii, failed in fact to hybridize. Looking for...

Topics

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Cluster Analysis
DNA Probes
HIV Seropositivity
Humans
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Phenotype
Species Specificity

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