Nosocomial Infection
M. bovis Responsible for Suspected TB in AIDS Patients
Published in AIDS Weekly, July 14th, 1997
"To our knowledge this is the first characterization at the molecular level of a multidrug-resistant M. bovis outbreak in a hospital," researcher Jesus Blazquez and colleagues wrote ("Genetic Characterization of Multidrug Resistant Mycobacterium Bovis Strains form a Hospital Outbreak Involving HIV Positive Patients," Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 1997;35(6):1390-1393).
"Spoligotyping, a PCR [polymerase chain reaction] amplification technique, makes possible the accurate typing of mycobacteria...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (1997-07-14)
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