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Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and detection of drug resistance by combined simultaneous amplification testing and reverse dot blot.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jun 2018
Chen Yiwen, Zhang Lahong, Hong Liquan, Luo Xian, Chen Juping, Tang Leiming, Chen Jiahuan, Liu Xia, Chen Zhaojun
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Making a correct and rapid diagnosis is essential for managing pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), particularly multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the combination of simultaneous amplification testing (SAT) and reverse dot blot (RDB) for the rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and drug-resistant mutants in respiratory samples. METHODS: 225 suspected PTB and 32...
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