Article
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis detection and characterization of mutations in mycobacterium tuberculosis by genotype MTBDRplus.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Tripathi Rajneesh, Anupurba Shampa
Abstract excerpt
Detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by conventional phenotypic drug susceptibility testing methods requires several weeks. Therefore, molecular diagnostic tests for rapid detection of multidrug resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are urgently needed. Early diagnosis helps in initiating optimal treatment which would not only enable cure of an individual patient but also will curb the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bacterial Proteins
- Child
- Female
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- Humans
- India
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
