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The performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and MTBDRplus within a Programmatic setting at TB Laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2024
Malaquias Thiago da Silva Santos, Ribeiro Eunice Petris, Dutra Tatiana Cristina Pereira, Ricardo Marina, Salvato Richard, Bhering Marcela, Bartholomeu Daniella Castanheira, Dalla-Costa Elis Regina, Viveiros Miguel, Silva Elisangela Costa da, Kritski Afrânio
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BACKGROUND: Few studies in routine settings have confirmed the high accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for detecting rifampicin resistance (RR) and the first-line probe assay (FL-LPA) for detecting both RR and isoniazid resistance (INHR). METHODS: The performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and MTBDRplus VER 2.0 LPA was evaluated in 180 Mycobacterium tuberculosis samples collected from January 2018 to December 2019 in Rio...
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