Utility of mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit typing for differentiating multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates of the Beijing family.

Kam, Kai Man

Utility of mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit typing for differentiating multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates of the Beijing family. [electronic resource] - Journal of clinical microbiology Jan 2005 - 306-13 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Study; Journal Article

0095-1137

10.1128/JCM.43.1.306-313.2005 doi


Bacterial Typing Techniques
DNA Transposable Elements
DNA, Bacterial--analysis
Genotype
Hong Kong--epidemiology
Humans
Interspersed Repetitive Sequences--genetics
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--classification
Oligonucleotides--analysis
Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant--epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--microbiology