Comparison among three methods for mycobacteria identification

• Main Authors: Mondragón-Barreto Misael (Author), Vázquez-Chacón Carlos A. (Author), Barrón-Rivero Candelaria (Author), Acosta-Blanco Patricia (Author), Jost Jr Kenneth C. (Author), Balandrano Susana (Author), Olivera-Díaz Hiram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To compare three methods: Biochemical tests, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragments length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), for the identification of mycobacteria, and to perform a cost-benefit analysis to define an optimum identification...