Diagnostic Accuracy and Utility of FluoroType MTBDR, a New Molecular Assay for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00531-18
Abstract: Most cases of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) are never diagnosed (328,300 of the ∼490,000 cases in 2016 were missed). The Xpert MTB/RIF assay detects resistance only to rifampin, despite ∼20% of rifampin-resistant cases being susceptible… read more here.
Keywords: fluorotype; smear negative; tuberculosis; multidrug resistant ... See more keywords