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[Clinical evaluation of a line probe assay kit for the identification of Mycobacterium species and detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis].
Kekkaku : [Tuberculosis] - 1 Mar 2013
Matsumoto Tomoshige, Ogata Hideo, Toyota Emiko, Suzuki Katsuhiro, Saito Takefumi, Fujita Akira, Suetake Toshinori, Chikamatsu Kinuyo, Mizuno Kazue, Mitarai Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Multidrug resistance (MDR) involves resistance to both isoniazid and rifampicin, which makes the treatment of tuberculosis very difficult. Extensive drug resistance (XDR) occurs when, in addition to isoniazid and rifampicin resistance, the microorganisms are resistant to a fluoroquinolone and an injectable agent (e.g., kanamycin, amikacin, or capreomycin). Generally, drug susceptibility testing takes...
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