Correlation between Genotypic and Phenotypic Testing for Resistance to Rifampin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates in Haiti: Investigation of Cases with Discrepant Susceptibility Results

The World Health Organization has recommended use of molecular-based tests MTBDRplus and GeneXpert MTB/RIF to diagnose multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in developing and high-burden countries. Both tests are based on detection of mutations in the Rifampin (RIF) Resistance-Determining Region of DNA-d...

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Main Authors: Ocheretina, Oksana, Escuyer, Vincent E., Mabou, Marie-Marcelle, Royal-Mardi, Gertrude, Collins, Sean, Vilbrun, Stalz C., Pape, Jean W., Fitzgerald, Daniel W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3944071/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24599230
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090569
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