Use of Multiplex Allele-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction (MAS-PCR) to Detect Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Panama

Use of Multiplex Allele-Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction (MAS-PCR) to Detect Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Panama

The frequency of individual genetic mutations conferring drug resistance (DR) to Mycobacterium tuberculosis has not been studied previously in Central America, the place of origin of many immigrants to the United States. The current gold standard for detecting multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-T...

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Main Authors: Chia, Bing-Shao, Lanzas, Fedora, Rifat, Dalin, Herrera, Aubrey, Kim, Elizabeth Y., Sailer, Christine, Torres-Chavolla, Edith, Narayanaswamy, Purvaja, Einarsson, Viktor, Bravo, Jaime, Pascale, Juan M., Ioerger, Thomas R., Sacchettini, James C., Karakousis, Petros C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391257/

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