Microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility assay for the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility assay for the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Limited data exist on use of the microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility (MODS) assay among persons suspected of MDR-TB living in high HIV-prevalence settings.We retrospectively reviewed available clinical and drug susceptibility data for drug-resistant TB suspects referred for culture and drug-...

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Main Authors: Beauty Makamure, Jesca Mhaka, Salome Makumbirofa, Reggie Mutetwa, Lucy Mupfumi, Peter Mason, John Z Metcalfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3569460?pdf=render

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