Determining the Prevalence of Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis in A Tertiary Care Centre of North India by using Rapid Culture Method and Gene Xpert

The objective of the present study is to find the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from respiratory samples like sputum, BAL and pleural fluid, compare conventional LJ culture with rapid culture method i.e Mycobacterium growth indicator tube (MGIT) and to determine the pattern of drug resist...

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Main Authors: Bipin Chandra Pokhriyal, Dimple Raina, Iva Chandola, Nidhi Negi, Hitendra Singh, Vijay Kataria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
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Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/determining-the-prevalence-of-rifampicin-resistant-tuberculosis-in-a-tertiary-care-centre-of-north-india-by-using-rapid-culture-method-and-gene-xpert/