V N Chihota

Summary

Affiliation: Aurum Institute for Health Research
Country: South Africa

Publications

  1. ncbi Spectrum of non-tuberculous mycobacteria identified using standard biochemical testing vs. 16S sequencing [Short communication]
    V N Chihota
    The Aurum Institute, Parktown, South Africa
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 17:267-9. 2013
  2. ncbi Population structure of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in South Africa
    Violet N Chihota
    DST NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
    J Clin Microbiol 50:995-1002. 2012
  3. ncbi Liquid vs. solid culture for tuberculosis: performance and cost in a resource-constrained setting
    V N Chihota
    Aurum Institute for Health Research, Johannesburg, South Africa
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:1024-31. 2010
  4. ncbi Clonal expansion of a globally disseminated lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with low IS6110 copy numbers
    R M Warren
    MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, P O Box 19063, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
    J Clin Microbiol 42:5774-82. 2004

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Publications4

  1. ncbi Spectrum of non-tuberculous mycobacteria identified using standard biochemical testing vs. 16S sequencing [Short communication]
    V N Chihota
    The Aurum Institute, Parktown, South Africa
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 17:267-9. 2013
    ..gordonae isolates incorrectly identified as M. scrofulaceum using SBT. The majority of these were the potentially pathogenic strain D, M. gordonae. Sequencing is preferable where available to guide treatment...
  2. ncbi Population structure of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in South Africa
    Violet N Chihota
    DST NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
    J Clin Microbiol 50:995-1002. 2012
    ..This situation may illustrate how failure of efficient health care delivery in one setting can burden health clinics in other areas...
  3. ncbi Liquid vs. solid culture for tuberculosis: performance and cost in a resource-constrained setting
    V N Chihota
    Aurum Institute for Health Research, Johannesburg, South Africa
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:1024-31. 2010
    ..National Health Laboratory Services tuberculosis (TB) laboratory, South Africa...
  4. ncbi Clonal expansion of a globally disseminated lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with low IS6110 copy numbers
    R M Warren
    MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, P O Box 19063, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
    J Clin Microbiol 42:5774-82. 2004
    ..These clones have subsequently become widely disseminated and now play an important role in the global tuberculosis epidemic...