Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Novel genotype assay effective for drug resistance testing
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 6th, 2003
"Rapid detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is essential for efficient treatment and control of this pathogen," researchers in China noted.
In a study conducted by X.Y. Fan and colleagues at the Shanghai Institute of Biological Products, "the amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS) was used to detect mutations in the rifampin resistance-determining region of the rpoB gene."
"A total of 39 rifampin-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates in Shanghai were analyzed by this assay," they wrote,...
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