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[Performances of the assay MTBDRplus(®) in the surveillance of rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis].
Pathologie-biologie - 1 Apr 2011
Fabre M, Hauck Y, Pourcel C, Vergnaud G, Vong R, Soler C
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The purpose of the survey was the routine assessment of the MTBDRplus(®) kit performance in the determination and characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to rifampicin. The survey was carried out on a collection of 144 strains (126 of which were resistant to rifampicin) isolated on patients from 15 countries. Sensitivity to antituberculosis drugs was determined by a liquid culture system and the...
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