Direct Detection by the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay and Characterization of Multi and Poly Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the rapid direct detection of M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains and rifampicin resistance associated mutations in a resource-limited setting such as Guinea-Bissau and its implications in the management of tub...

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Autores principales: Rabna, Paulo, Ramos, Jorge, Ponce, Gema, Sanca, Lilica, Mané, Morto, Armada, Ana, Machado, Diana, Vieira, Fina, Gomes, Victor F., Martins, Elisabete, Colombatti, Raffaella, Riccardi, Fabio, Perdigão, João, Sotero, Joana, Portugal, Isabel, Couto, Isabel, Atouguia, Jorge, Rodrigues, Amabélia, Viveiros, Miguel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26017968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127536

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