Article
Performance assessment of the GenoType MTBDRplus test and DNA sequencing in detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2009
Huang Wei-Lun, Chen Huang-Yau, Kuo Yuh-Min, Jou Ruwen
Abstract excerpt
To facilitate the management of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis, two nucleic acid sequence-based methods, the GenoType MTBDRplus test and DNA sequencing, were assessed for the rapid detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region. The performances of these two assays in detecting the presence of rifampin (rifampicin) (RIF) and isoniazid (INH)...
Topics
- Asia
- Bacterial Proteins
- DNA, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Genotype
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
- Mutation, Missense
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
