Establishment and evaluation of an overlap extension polymerase chain reaction technique for rapid and efficient detection of drug-resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Abstract Background Rapid and accurate detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is critical for effective control of tuberculosis (TB). Herein, we established a novel, low cost strategy having high accuracy and speed for the detection of M. tuberculosis drug resistance, using gene...

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Main Authors: Jungang Li, Jing Ouyang, Jing Yuan, Tongxin Li, Ming Luo, Jing Wang, Yaokai Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-022-00953-5