| Literature DB >> 22933595 |
Igor Mokrousov1, Olga Narvskaya, Anna Vyazovaya, Tatiana Otten, Wei-Wei Jiao, Lia Lima Gomes, Philip N Suffys, A-Dong Shen, Boris Vishnevsky.
Abstract
We describe a multiplex PCR assay to detect the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype variant B0/W148, which is considered a "successful" clone of M. tuberculosis, widespread in Russia. Specificity and sensitivity of the assay were 100% based on the analysis of a collection of 516 M. tuberculosis isolates of different genotypes and origins. This assay may be used for accurate and simple detection and surveillance of this clinically and epidemiologically important variant of M. tuberculosis.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22933595 PMCID: PMC3486266 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02001-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948