Comparative molecular study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, in times of antimicrobial drug resistance

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-15

  Varela, G ^a   Carvajales, S ^b   Gadea, P ^a   Sirok, A ^a   Grotiuz, G ^a   Mota, M I ^a   Ritacco, V ^c   Reniero, A ^c   Rivas, C ^b   Schelotto, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b Honorary Anti Tuberculosis Commission   (Uruguay)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

DRE PCR; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; RFLP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; DOUBLE REPETITIVE ELEMENT POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SELECTION (GENETICS); TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 21244480961     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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