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Evaluation of a novel line-probe assay for genotyping-based diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Thailand.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Jul 2015
Rienthong S, Boonin C, Chaiyasirinrote B, Satproedprai N, Mahasirimongkol S, Yoshida H, Kondo Y, Namwat C, Rienthong D
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SETTING: The Supranational Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL), Bangkok, and Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital, Chiangrai, Thailand OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of newly developed line-probe assay (LiPA) kits in tuberculosis (TB) endemic settings. DESIGN: LiPA kits were used to evaluate 404 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium species and 163 sputum samples in Thailand. RESULTS: LiPA kits...
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