Speeding up the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-burden region with the use of a commercial line probe assay

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the rapid diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, by using a commercial line probe assay for rifampicin and isoniazid detection (LPA-plus), in the routine workflow of a tuberculosis reference laboratory. METHODS: The LPA-plus was prospectively evaluated on 341 isolates...

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Autores principales: Brandao, Angela Pires, Pinhata, Juliana Maira Watanabe, Oliveira, Rosangela Siqueira, Galesi, Vera Maria Neder, Caiaffa-Filho, Helio Hehl, Ferrazoli, Lucilaine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6733744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31017225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-3713/e20180128

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6733744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31017225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-3713/e20180128

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