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Performance of the low-cost phenotypic thin-layer agar MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test (first generation, 1G, Color Plate Test) for identifying drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in a resource-limited setting.
BMC microbiology - 10 Oct 2025
Mebrat Binyam, Garcia Juan I, Woldeamanuel Yimtubezenash, Adane Kelemework, Hicks Amberlee, Tilahun Melaku, Neway Sebsib, Oluma Lelisa, Atnafu Abay, Gelfond Jonathan, Evans Carlton A, Torrelles Jordi B, Wang Shu-Hua, Wassie Liya
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BACKGROUND: The accessible, easy to use and timely, diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) drug-susceptibility, is often challenging, particularly in resource-constrained settings. We therefore evaluated the phenotypic thin-layer agar based MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test, also known as the "First Generation (1G) Color Plate Test (TB-CX)" performance for detecting resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) isolates to...
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