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Life Sciences
Research on life sciences detailed by scientists at Chang-Gung University
December 23rd, 2008
According to recent research from Taiwan, "The rapid identification of mycobacteria from smear-positive sputum samples is an important clinical issue. Furthermore, the availability of a cheap, technically simple, and accurate method also would benefit mycobacterial laboratories in developing countries." "In the present study, we aimed to develop an assay allowing the identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and other frequently isolated nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) directly from smear-positive sputum samples. A nested PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (nested-PRA) assay that focuses on the analysis of the hsp65 gene was...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-23)
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