Evaluation of Genotype MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl Assays for Rapid Detection of Drug Resistance in Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Pakistan

Evaluation of Genotype MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl Assays for Rapid Detection of Drug Resistance in Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Pakistan

Pakistan ranks 5th among the world's highest tuberculosis (TB) burden countries alongside the 6th among countries with the highest burden of drug-resistant TB, including multi-drug resistant (MDR)-TB. Methods for rapid and reliable drug susceptibility testing (DST) are prerequisite for the prom...

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Main Authors: Hasnain Javed, Zofia Bakuła, Małgorzata Pleń, Hafiza Jawairia Hashmi, Zarfishan Tahir, Nazia Jamil, Tomasz Jagielski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Genotype MTBDRplus
Genotype MTBDRsl
line probe assay
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
drug resistance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02265/full

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