Rapid tests for the detection of the Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii strain responsible for an epidemic of surgical-site infections in Brazil

Rapid tests for the detection of the Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii strain responsible for an epidemic of surgical-site infections in Brazil

A single strain of Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii, characterised by a particular rpoB sequevar and two highly related pulsed field gel electrophoresis patterns has been responsible for a nationwide outbreak of surgical infections in Brazil since 2004. In this study, we developed molecular t...

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Main Authors: Cristianne Kayoko Matsumoto, Erica Chimara, Jesus Pais Ramos, Carlos Eduardo Dias Campos, Paulo Cesar de Souza Caldas, Karla Valeria Batista Lima, Maria Luiza Lopes, Rafael Silva Duarte, Sylvia Cardoso Leão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Mycobacterium abscessus
epidemic
rapid test
rpoB
epidemiological surveillance
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