Research
Title : | Molecular epidemiology and genetic characterization of M. tuberculosis from HIV seronegative and HIV seropositive patients |
Area of research : | Medical Sciences |
Focus area : | Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Sarman Singh, Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Dr. Upasna Agarwal, Professor, National Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD), New Delhi |
Timeline Start Year : | 2012 |
Timeline End Year : | 2016 |
Contact info : | sarman_singh@yahoo.com; upasna.ag@gmail.com; dbehera@glide.net.in; nitisingh62@gmail.com |
Details
Executive Summary : | There has been a vast collection of literature and research done on genotyping tuberculosis, but the predominant MTB strain in HIV patients has not yet been greatly explored especially in the Indian population. Thus using these molecular tools we have evaluated the predominant MTB genotype in HIV positive and HIV negative patients and by comparing Spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTR techniques. |
Co-PI: | Dr. Digambar Behera, Professor, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Dr. Niti Singh, Scientist, National Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD), New Delhi |
Publications : | 3 |