Utility and evaluation of new variable-number tandem-repeat systems for genotyping mycobacterial tuberculosis isolates
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Dou, Horng-Yunn
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Natl Hlth Res Inst, Div Clin Res, Zhunan 350, Miaoli County, TaiwanNatl Hlth Res Inst, Div Clin Res, Zhunan 350, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Dou, Horng-Yunn
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Lu, Jang-Jih
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Tri Serv Gen Hosp, Dept Pathol, Div Clin Pathol, Taipei 114, Taiwan
Natl Def Med Ctr, Taipei 114, Taiwan
China Med Univ Hosp, Dept Lab Med, Taichung 404, TaiwanNatl Hlth Res Inst, Div Clin Res, Zhunan 350, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Lu, Jang-Jih
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Lin, Chih-Wei
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Lin, Chih-Wei
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Chang, Jia-Ru
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Natl Hlth Res Inst, Div Clin Res, Zhunan 350, Miaoli County, TaiwanNatl Hlth Res Inst, Div Clin Res, Zhunan 350, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Chang, Jia-Ru
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Sun, Jun-Ren
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Natl Def Med Ctr, Taipei 114, TaiwanNatl Hlth Res Inst, Div Clin Res, Zhunan 350, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Sun, Jun-Ren
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Su, Ih-Jen
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Su, Ih-Jen
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[1] Natl Hlth Res Inst, Div Clin Res, Zhunan 350, Miaoli County, Taiwan
[2] Tri Serv Gen Hosp, Dept Pathol, Div Clin Pathol, Taipei 114, Taiwan
[3] Natl Def Med Ctr, Taipei 114, Taiwan
[4] China Med Univ Hosp, Dept Lab Med, Taichung 404, Taiwan
We compared mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit (MIRU)-variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) typing to traditional spoligotyping for discriminating Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains. Our 17-loci MIRU-VNTR typing method was found to be superior to spoligotyping for non-Beijing family strains. To extend the method we also established PCR-based rapid genotyping protocols for Beijing, East-African-Indian and U lineages. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.