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Genotype MTBDRsl line probe assay shortens time to diagnosis of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-throughput diagnostic laboratory.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Dec 2012
Barnard Marinus, Warren Rob, Gey Van Pittius Nico, van Helden Paul, Bosman Marlein, Streicher Elizabeth, Coetzee Gerrit, O'Brien Richard
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RATIONALE: Conventional culture-based drug susceptibility testing (DST) for the second-line antituberculosis drugs is slow, leading to diagnostic delay with associated exacerbation of transmission, amplification of resistance, and increased mortality. OBJECTIVES: To assess the diagnostic performance of the GenoType MTBDRsl line probe assay (LPA) for the rapid detection of mutations conferring resistance to...
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