The Utility of a real-time polymerase chain reaction kit for differentiating between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the Beijing familythe

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a severe public health challenge in Korea. Of all Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) strains, the Beijing genotype strain reportedly correlates with hypervirulence and drug resistance. Hence, an early identification of the Beijing genotype strain of M. tb plays a sig...

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Main Authors: Taeuk Kang, Da-Gyum Lee, Jihee Jung, Sungweon Ryoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2022;volume=11;issue=3;spage=268;epage=272;aulast=Kang