Diagnosis of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: Discordant results by diagnostic methods

• Main Authors: Winnie Mwanza (Author), Deborah Milimo (Author), Maureen M. Chilufya (Author), Nkatya Kasese (Author), Maina C. Lengwe (Author), Stembiso Munkondya (Author), Petra de Haas (Author), Helen Ayles (Author), Monde Muyoyeta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The performance of the Xpert© MTB/RIF and MTBDRplus assays for the detection of rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis was compared to culture-based drug susceptibility testing in 30 specimens with rifampicin-resistant and rifampicin-indeterminate Xpert MTB/RIF results collected between Mar...