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A Tuberculosis Molecular Bacterial Load Assay TB-MBLA
Published on: April 30, 2020
[Tuberculosis and molecular biology]
Ase Bengård Andersen1, Troels Lillebaek, Christian Søborg
1Epidemiafdeling M5131, H:S Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 København ø. bengaard@dadlnet.dk
Abstract:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) hunting millions worldwide, is a challenge to work with in the laboratory. Modern molecular biology has provided extremely useful tools which have changed conventional diagnostic procedures in the TB laboratories. Research in molecular epidemiology is currently expanding our knowledge of the natural history of TB. Access to the genome sequence has opened new avenues for research in drug development and new vaccines. However, we are still awaiting the impact of these efforts in the resource-poor TB endemic countries.
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