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Tuberculosis
Research from Kaohsiung Medical University provide new insights into tuberculosis
March 17th, 2009
According to a study from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, "Traditional culture, followed by a panel of biochemical tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), is time-consuming, and rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is crucial for the early administration of appropriate therapy. In this study, the reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined with enzyme-linked immunosorbent hybridization (RT-LAMP-ELISA-hybridization) assay has been designed for the rapid detection of 16S rRNA in clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis." "This assay reproducibly detected a single copy, as opposed to 2000 copies of MTB; 16S rRNA detected by conventional gel...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-17)
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