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

• Main Authors: Patrick Orikiriza (Author), Dan Nyehangane (Author), Daniel Atwine (Author), John J. Kisakye (Author), Kennedy Kassaza (Author), Juliet-Mwanga Amumpaire (Author), Yap Boum II (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...