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| Café Oliveira,Luita Nice; Muniz-Sobrinho,Jairo da Silva; Viana-Magno,Luiz Alexandre; Oliveira Melo,Sônia Cristina; Macho,Antonio; Rios-Santos,Fabrício. |
| Abstract Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) is a serious world health problem that limits public actions to control tuberculosis, because the most used anti-tuberculosis first-line drugs fail to stop mycobacterium spread. Consequently, a quick detection through molecular diagnosis is essential to reduce morbidity and medical costs. Despite the availability of several molecular-based commercial-kits to diagnose multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, their diagnostic value might diverge worldwide since Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic variability differs according to geographic location. Here, we studied the predictive value of four common mycobacterial mutations in strains isolated from endemic areas of Brazil. Mutations were found at the frequency of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Biomarkers; Diagnosis; Multidrug-resistance; Mycobacterium tuberculosis. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702016000200166 |
