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Correlation between the BACTEC MGIT 960 culture system with Genotype MTBDRplus and TB-SPRINT in multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Nov 2017
Dantas Nayanne Gama Teixeira, Suffys Phillip Noel, Carvalho Wânia da Silva, Gomes Harrison Magdinier, Almeida Isabela Neves de, Figueiredo Lida Jouca de Assis, Gonçalves Alan Douglas, Gomgnimbou Michel Kireopori, Refregier Guislaine, Sola Christophe, Miranda Silvana Spíndola de
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BACKGROUND: The accurate detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is critical for the application of appropriate patient treatment and prevention of transmission of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. The goal of this study was to evaluate the correlation between phenotypic and molecular techniques for drug-resistant tuberculosis diagnostics. Molecular techniques used were the line...
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