A molecular platform for the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant and pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis based on single nucleotide polymorphism mutations present in Colombian isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Developing a fast, inexpensive, and specific test that reflects the mutations present in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates according to geographic region is the main challenge for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) control. The objective of this study was to develop a molecular platform to make a ra...

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Main Authors: Luz Maira Wintaco Martínez, Gloria Puerto Castro, Martha Inírida Guerrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2016-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
SNP
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762016000200093&lng=en&tlng=en