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Diagnostic performance of the GenoType MTBDRplus VER 2.0 line probe assay for the detection of isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ethiopia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2023
Moga Shewki, Bobosha Kidist, Fikadu Dinka, Zerihun Betselot, Diriba Getu, Amare Misikir, Kempker Russell R, Blumberg Henry M, Abebe Tamrat
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Isoniazid (INH) resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Hr-TB) is the most common type of drug resistant TB, and is defined as M tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains resistant to INH but susceptible to rifampicin (RIF). Resistance to INH precedes RIF resistance in almost all multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) cases, across all MTBC lineages and in all settings. Therefore, early detection of Hr-TB is...
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