Comparison among three methods for mycobacteria identification Comparación entre tres métodos para identificar micobacterias

OBJECTIVE: To compare three methods: Biochemical tests, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragments length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), for the identification of mycobacteria, and to perform a cost-benefit analysis to define an optimum identification...

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Main Authors: Misael Mondragón-Barreto, Carlos A. Vázquez-Chacón, Candelaria Barrón-Rivero, Patricia Acosta-Blanco, Kenneth C. Jost Jr, Susana Balandrano, Hiram Olivera-Díaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2000-11-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342000000600003