Systematic review of the performance of rapid rifampicin resistance testing for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Systematic review of the performance of rapid rifampicin resistance testing for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

INTRODUCTION:Rapid tests for rifampicin resistance may be useful for identifying isolates at high risk of drug resistance, including multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). However, choice of diagnostic test and prevalence of rifampicin resistance may both impact a diagnostic strategy for identifying drug...

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Main Authors: Matthew Arentz, Bess Sorensen, David J Horne, Judd L Walson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3789679?pdf=render

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