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Comparison of TaqMan(®) Array Card and MYCOTB(TM) with conventional phenotypic susceptibility testing in MDR-TB.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Aug 2016
Foongladda S, Banu S, Pholwat S, Gratz J, O-Thong S, Nakkerd N, Chinli R, Ferdous S S, Rahman S M M, Rahman A, Ahmed S, Heysell S, Sariko M, Kibiki G, Houpt E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) is endorsed as the standard for second-line drug testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it is slow and laborious. METHODS: We evaluated the accuracy of two faster, easier methodologies that provide results for multiple drugs: a genotypic TaqMan(®) Array Card (TAC) and the Sensititre(®) MYCOTB(TM) plate. Both methods were tested at three central...
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