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MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl for simultaneous diagnosis of gastrointestinal tuberculosis and detection of first-line and second-line drug resistance.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Apr 2023
Sharma Kusum, Sharma Megha, Sharma Vishal, Sharma Megha, Parmar Uday Pratap Singh, Samanta Jayanta, Sharma Aman, Kochhar Rakesh, Sinha Saroj K
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Emergence of drug resistance, especially to second-line drugs, hampers tuberculosis elimination efforts. The present study aimed to evaluate MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl assays for detecting first-line and second-line drug resistance, respectively, in gastrointestinal tuberculosis (GITB). METHODS: Thirty ileocecal biopsy specimens, processed in the Department of Microbiology between 2012 and 2022,...
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