Journal article
Comparison of MAS-PCR and GenoType MTBDR assay for the detection of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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SETTING: Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, the tertiary referral hospital for tuberculosis (TB) in Southern Vietnam. OBJECTIVE: To develop and evaluate a simple, rapid and accurate multiplex allele specific polymerase chain reaction (MAS-PCR) test to detect rifampicin (RMP) resistance point mutations at codons 516, 526 or 531 in the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. DESIGN: The novel MAS-PCR was compared with the commercial M. tuberculosis Drug Resistance (MT...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 11
- Pages:
- 1306-1312
- Publication date:
- 2008-11-01
- EISSN:
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1815-7920
- ISSN:
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1027-3719
- Source identifiers:
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34426
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- Language:
- English
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- pubs:34426
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2008
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