Role of CB-NAAT in Diagnosis of Mycobacterial Tuberculosis and Rifampicin Resistance among Key Population under Programmatic Condition in Gujarat, India

• Main Authors: Nikesh Agrawal (Author), Pranav Patel (Author), Kairavi Modi (Author), Vijayben Amin (Author), Dixit Kapadiya (Author), G.C.Patel (Author), Bhavesh Modi (Author)
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• Udgivet: Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction : India is the country with the highest burden of TB infection. The World Health Organization has endorsed the Gene Xpert MTB/RIF assay for rapid detection of tuberculosis with rifampicin resistance. Testing specimens with CB-NAAT can detect pauci bacillary mycobacterial tuberculosis wh...