Research

Medical Sciences

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
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
Contact info :	sarman_singh@yahoo.com; upasna.ag@gmail.com; dbehera@glide.net.in; nitisingh62@gmail.com
Timeline Start Year :	2012
Timeline End Year :	2016

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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.

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Organizations involved

Implementing Agency :	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi 110029 National Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD), New Delhi 110030 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Punjab 160012
Funding Agency :	Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi