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Clinical evaluation of the Xpert MTB/XDR assay for rapid detection of isoniazid, fluoroquinolone, ethionamide and second-line drug resistance: A cross-sectional multicentre diagnostic accuracy study
2021-05-07
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<h4>Background</h4> The WHO End TB Strategy requires universal drug susceptibility testing and treatment of all people with tuberculosis. However, available second-line diagnostic tools are cumbersome and require sophisticated laboratory infrastructure, and ultimately less than half of those with drug-resistant tuberculosis receive appropriate treatment. Xpert MTB/XDR was developed to help overcome these limitatio...
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- d2c2f5de-0ccf-5182-bc89-d6b60c81dfea
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- 10.1101/2021.05.06.21256505
