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Correlation between genotypic and phenotypic testing for resistance to rifampin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in Haiti: investigation of cases with discrepant susceptibility results.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Ocheretina Oksana, Escuyer Vincent E, Mabou Marie-Marcelle, Royal-Mardi Gertrude, Collins Sean, Vilbrun Stalz C, Pape Jean W, Fitzgerald Daniel W
Abstract excerpt
The World Health Organization has recommended use of molecular-based tests MTBDRplus and GeneXpert MTB/RIF to diagnose multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in developing and high-burden countries. Both tests are based on detection of mutations in the Rifampin (RIF) Resistance-Determining Region of DN...
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