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Efficient differentiation of Mycobacterium abscessus complex isolates to the species level by a novel PCR-based
Go-Eun Choi1, Chulhun L Chang, Jake Whang
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do 626-770, South Korea.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|December 24, 2010
Abstract:
A novel duplex PCR method based on variable-number tandem-repeat targets to discriminate among Mycobacterium abscessus complex isolates was developed and evaluated in 85 clinical isolates. The assay accuracy was confirmed by a multiple-target sequence analysis. The duplex PCR assay is a one-step, reliable, and accurate assay for discriminating M. abscessus species.
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