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Performance of the MTBDRsl Line probe assay for rapid detection of resistance to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs and ethambutol in China.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Oct 2017
Zeng Xiling, Jing Wei, Zhang Yao, Duan Hongfei, Huang Hairong, Chu Naihui
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to assess the performance of the GenoType MTBDRsl Line Probe Assay (LPA) for the detection of resistance to levofloxacin, amikacin, capreomycin and ethambutol on sputum specimens. Sputum samples from patients with smear positive multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, identified with GenoType MTBDRplus LPA, were further evaluated using the MTBDRsl LPA, while phenotypic drug susceptibility testing was...
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