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Detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis using MGIT™(TM) and MAS-PCR in Tripura, India.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Feb 2016
Majumdar T, Bhattacharya S, Barman D, Bhoumik P, Bir R
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BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses a global threat that is further compounded by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. OBJECTIVE: To detect MDR-TB among pulmonary TB (PTB) patients with or without HIV coinfection by isolating and identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis from clinical samples and performing drug susceptibility testing (DST). METHODS: Sputum was collected from...
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