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Band pattern analysis of mutations in rifampicin resistance strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Line Probe assay in patients from Delhi, India.
The Indian journal of tuberculosis - 1 Jul 2017
Vashistha Himanshu, Hanif M, Chopra K K, Khanna Ashwani, Shrivastava Divya
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BACKGROUND: The GenoType MTBDRplus, a commercial Line Probe Assay (LPA) kit from Hain Lifescience, Germany, is endorsed by India's RNTCP Program for diagnosis of DRTB cases among smear-positive sputum samples. Although the LPA has been studied in several laboratories, there is a wide variation in existing M. tuberculosis strains across the globe, and false results can occur due to the presence of unique genetic...
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