Comparative Performance of Line Probe Assay (Version 2) and Xpert MTB/RIF Assay for Early Diagnosis of Rifampicin-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Background The emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), is a major menace to cast off TB worldwide. Line probe assay (LPA; GenoType MTBDRplus ver. 2) and Xpert MTB/RIF assays are two rapid molecular TB detection/diagnostic tests. To compare the performance of LPA and Xpert MTB/RIF assay for ea...

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Main Authors: Raj Narayan Yadav, Binit Kumar Singh, Rohini Sharma, Jigyasa Chaubey, Sanjeev Sinha, Pankaj Jorwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2021-07-01
Series:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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Online Access:http://e-trd.org/upload/pdf/trd-2020-0171.pdf