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Multicenter evaluation of TB-SPRINT 59-Plex Beamedex®: accuracy and cost analysis.
BMC infectious diseases - 10 Dec 2019
Barcellos Regina Bones, de Almeida Isabela Neves, da Silva Elisangela Costa, Gomes Harrison Magdinier, de Assis Figueredo Lida Jouca, Halon Maria Laura, Dalla Costa Elis Regina, Dos Santos Ícaro Rodrigues, Vater Maria Cláudia, Alves Suely, da Silva Carvalho Wânia, Suffys Philip, Sola Christophe, de Miranda Silvana Spíndola, Rossetti Maria Lucia, Kritski Afrânio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Molecular tests can allow the rapid detection of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). TB-SPRINT 59-Plex Beamedex® is a microbead-based assay developed for the simultaneous spoligotyping and detection of MDR-TB. The accuracy and cost evaluation of new assays and technologies are of great importance for their routine use in clinics and in research laboratories. The aim of this study...
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