Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 37-46 , May 2010

Systematic interpretation of molecular beacon polymerase chain reaction for identifying rpoB mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates with mixed resistant and susceptible bacteria

  • Diana I. Gomez

      Affiliations

    • The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, School of Public Health at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
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  • Susan P. Fisher-Hoch

      Affiliations

    • The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, School of Public Health at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
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  • Andrea S. Bordt

      Affiliations

    • The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, School of Public Health at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
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  • Teresa N. Quitugua

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
    • ,
  • Jaime Robledo

      Affiliations

    • Bacteriology and Mycobacteriology Unit, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas, Medellin, Colombia
    • ,
  • Nataly Alvarez

      Affiliations

    • Bacteriology and Mycobacteriology Unit, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas, Medellin, Colombia
    • ,
  • Nidia Correa

      Affiliations

    • Bacteriology and Mycobacteriology Unit, Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas, Medellin, Colombia
    • ,
  • Joseph B. McCormick

      Affiliations

    • The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, School of Public Health at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
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  • Blanca I. Restrepo

      Affiliations

    • The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, School of Public Health at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-956-882-5172; fax: +1-956-882-5152.

Received 15 July 2009 ,Accepted 11 December 2009.

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PII: S0732-8893(09)00484-2

doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.12.007

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 37-46 , May 2010

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