Primary Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis and Utility of Line Probe Assay for Its Detection in Smear-Positive Sputum Samples in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

In a high tuberculosis burdened country like India, rapid, cost-effective, and reliable diagnostic tools for tuberculosis are an urgent need of the hour to prevent inappropriate treatment strategies and further spread of resistance. This study aimed to estimate the proportion of new smear-positive t...

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Autores principales: Yacoob, Fahmiya Leena, Philomina Jose, Beena, Karunakaran Lelitha, Sarada Devi, Sreenivasan, Sreelatha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6235618

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6235618

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