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Second-line anti-tuberculosis drug concentrations for susceptibility testing in the MODS assay.
The European respiratory journal - 1 May 2013
Fitzwater Sean Patrick, Sechler G Andrew, Jave Oswaldo, Coronel Jorge, Mendoza Alberto, Gilman Robert H, Friedland Jon S, Moore David A J
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) threatens TB control worldwide. The microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) assay is a low-cost, high-performance TB diagnostic tool for rapid liquid culture and direct isoniazid and rifampicin drug susceptibility testing (DST). The objective of this study was to explore the potential for extending the MODS assay to rapid second-line DST and to identify critical...
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