Rapid screening of MDR-TB using molecular Line Probe Assay is feasible in Uganda

BACKGROUND: About 500 new smear-positive Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases are estimated to occur per year in Uganda. In 2008 in Kampala, MDR-TB prevalence was reported as 1.0% and 12.3% in new and previously treated TB cases respectively. Line probe assays (LPAs) have been recently ap...

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Autores principales: Albert, Heidi, Bwanga, Freddie, Mukkada, Sheena, Nyesiga, Barnabas, Ademun, Julius Patrick, Lukyamuzi, George, Haile, Melles, Hoffner, Sven, Joloba, Moses, O'Brien, Richard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20187922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-41

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20187922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-41

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