Molecular epidemiological studies of Mycobacterium kansasii are hampered by the lack of highly-discriminatory genotyping modalities.
The present RT-PCR method promises to be an effective tool for molecular epidemiological studies of FMD in Vietnam.
Although, a number of methods have been introduced, over these two decades, PFGE still holds the leading position as a typing scheme in the molecular epidemiological studies of NTM diseases, including those due to M. kansasii33,58.
We conducted a systematic review to examine how molecular epidemiological studies have informed understanding of sexual networks and NG transmission, and subsequent public health interventions.
Methodological considerations are a major concern when carrying out molecular epidemiological studies of diagnostic markers to avoid errors that increase the potential for bias.
It presents some broadly relevant results from typical and important molecular epidemiological studies, and deals with the interpretation of biomarker results.
We suggest that MLST will have a strong impact on molecular epidemiological studies of Chagas disease and the phylogenetics of its causative agent.
Molecular epidemiological studies confirm a substantial contribution of individual genes to variability in susceptibility to disease and death for humans.
A number of molecular epidemiological studies indicate that many environmental and clinical isolates of serotype A are indistinguishable.
Although there is tissue specificity in the expression, searching for a surrogate tissue is needed for molecular epidemiological studies.
Molecular epidemiological studies have shown that interaction between beryllium and specific HLA-DP alleles is a factor in disease susceptibility [5].
