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[Direct detection of rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by line probe assay (LiPA)].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] - 1 Sept 2004
Higuchi Takeshi, Fushiwaki Takeshi, Tanaka Nakako, Miyake Seigo, Ogura Takeshi, Yoshida Hiroko, Takashima Tetsuya, Nakagawa Masaru, Maekura Ryoji, Hiraga Toru, Suetake Toshinori
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To examine the direct detection of rifampicin (RFP)-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by Line Probe Assay (LiPA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We collected 130 sputa and analyzed both by LiPA and the Amplicor M.tuberculosis assay. For culture-positive samples, RFP resistance testing was performed and compared with the results by LiPA. RESULTS: Eighty two out of 84 M. tuberculosis samples were...
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