Use of a Molecular Diagnostic Test in AFB Smear Positive Tuberculosis Suspects Greatly Reduces Time to Detection of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: The WHO has recommended the implementation of rapid diagnostic tests to detect and help combat M/XDR tuberculosis (TB). There are limited data on the performance and impact of these tests in field settings. METHODS: The performance of the commercially available Genotype MTBDRplus molecul...

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Autores principales: Tukvadze, Nestani, Kempker, Russell R., Kalandadze, Iagor, Kurbatova, Ekaterina, Leonard, Michael K., Apsindzelashvili, Rusudan, Bablishvili, Nino, Kipiani, Maia, Blumberg, Henry M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031563

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031563

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