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Rapid molecular screening for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-volume public health laboratory in South Africa.

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Apr 2008

Barnard Marinus, Albert Heidi, Coetzee Gerrit, O'Brien Richard, Bosman Marlein E

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RATIONALE: The dual challenges to tuberculosis (TB) control of HIV infection and multidrug resistance are particularly pressing in South Africa. Conventional methods for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance take weeks to months to produce results. Rapid molecular testing for drug resistance is available but has not been implemented in high-TB-burden settings. OBJECTIVES: To assess the performance...

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PMID: 18202343
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200709-1436OC

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