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Rapid Test for Identification of a Highly Transmissible Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Strain of Sub-Saharan Origin

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 50, Issue 2, Pages 516-518

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.06314-11

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  1. Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias [FIS09/0051]
  2. Instituto de Salud Carlos III [CM09/000123]
  3. Gobierno de Aragon in Spain [B034/09]

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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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