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Rapid test for identification of a highly transmissible Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strain of sub-Saharan origin |
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| Authors: | Millán-Lou María Isabel Alonso Henar Gavín Patricia Hernández-Febles Melissa Campos-Herrero María Isolina Copado Rodolfo Cañas Fernando Kremer Kristin Caminero José Antonio Martín Carlos Samper Sofía |
| Affiliation: | IIS Aragón, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain. mimillan.iacs@aragon.es |
| Abstract: | The development of a rapid test to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing isolates and specifically strain GC1237, coming from a sub-Saharan country, is needed due to its alarming wide spread on Gran Canaria Island (Spain). A rapid test that detects IS6110 present between dnaA and dnaN in the Beijing strains and in a specific site for GC1237 (Rv2180c) has been developed. This test would be a useful tool in the surveillance of subsequent cases. |
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