Efficient Differentiation of Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Isolates to the Species Level by a Novel PCR-Based Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Assay
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- 1 March 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 49 (3), 1107-1109
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02318-10
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.Keywords
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