Evaluation of a PCR-Based Universal Heteroduplex Generator Assay as a Tool for Rapid Detection of Multidrug-ResistantMycobacterium tuberculosisin Peru
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- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (12) , 5774-5777
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.12.5774-5777.2003
Abstract
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is an increasing health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. The PCR-UHG-Rif assay, which detects mutations within therpoBgene associated with rifampin resistance, was evaluated for its ability and reliability to detect and identify drug-resistantMycobacterium tuberculosisin a developing country where tuberculosis is highly endemic.Keywords
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