Evaluation of the SD Bioline TB Ag MPT64 test for identification of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex from liquid cultures in Southwestern Uganda

• Päätekijät: Patrick Orikiriza (Tekijä), Dan Nyehangane (Tekijä), Daniel Atwine (Tekijä), John J. Kisakye (Tekijä), Kennedy Kassaza (Tekijä), Juliet-Mwanga Amumpaire (Tekijä), Yap Boum II (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: AOSIS, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: To confirm presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, some tuberculosis culture laboratories still rely on para-nitrobenzoic acid (PNB), a traditional technique that requires sub-culturing of clinical isolates and two to three weeks to give results. Rapid identification tests have i...