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

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 mycobacter...

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Main Authors: Nikesh Agrawal, Pranav Patel, Kairavi Modi, Vijayben Amin, Dixit Kapadiya, G.C.Patel, Bhavesh Modi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine 2020-07-01
Series:Healthline
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Online Access:http://www.healthlinejournal.org/index_pdf/312.pdf