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Genotype MTBDRplus for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance in strains from gold miners in South Africa.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2012
Dorman Susan E, Chihota Violet N, Lewis James J, van der Meulen Minty, Mathema Barun, Beylis Natalie, Fielding Katherine L, Grant Alison D, Churchyard Gavin J
Abstract excerpt
GenoType MTBDRplus is a molecular assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance. Assay performance as applied directly to consecutive unselected sputum samples has not been established. The objective of this study was to determine the accuracy of the MTBDRplus test for direct detection of M. tuberculosis (in sputum) and for drug resistance in consecutively submitted sputum samples. In this...
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