A suggested algorithm for detection of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis in Zimbabwe

A suggested algorithm for detection of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis in Zimbabwe

Introduction: Rapid genotypic and phenotypic methods for multi-drug-resistant-tuberculosis (MDR-TB) detection are now widely available. Zimbabwe adopted the use of GeneXpert-MTB/RIF, microscopic-observation-drug-susceptibility-assay (MODS) and Mycobacteria-Growth-Indicator-Tube (MGIT) drug-suscepti...

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Main Authors: Beauty Makamure, Salome Makumbirofa, Tsitsi Bandason, Paul Leccese, Reggie Mutetwa, Val Robertson, Peter Mason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Sensitivity
MDR-TB diagnosis
Specificity
sensitivity
Turnaround time
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/8009
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