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Comparison of two commercially available DNA line probe assays for detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2006
Mäkinen Johanna, Marttila Harri J, Marjamäki Merja, Viljanen Matti K, Soini Hanna
Abstract excerpt
Two commercially available DNA line probe assays, Genotype MTBDR and INNO-LiPA Rif. TB, were evaluated for their abilities to detect resistance to isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (RIF) in 52 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. The test results were compared to those obtained by phenotypic drug susceptibility testing and sequencing. Compared to the results of phenotypic drug susceptibility testing, the Genotype...
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