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Redefining MTBDRplus test results: what do indeterminate results actually mean?
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Feb 2016
Nikam C, Patel R, Sadani M, Ajbani K, Kazi M, Soman R, Shetty A, Georghiou S B, Rodwell T C, Catanzaro A, Rodrigues C
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BACKGROUND: Although line-probe assays (LPAs) are promising, little research has been conducted to elucidate the true nature of indeterminate LPA results or assess the ability of these assays to perform on a wide range of clinical samples. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of the commercially available GenoType(®) MTBDRplus LPA against conventional BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960 culture and drug susceptibility testing...
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