Optimization of standard 24-locus variable-number tandem-repeat typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates: a multicenter perspective.

J Clin Microbiol

INSERM U1019-CNRS UMR 8204, Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Nord de France, Lille, France.

Published: September 2014

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